Operating Systems Support
Windows on Itanium and Open VMS Itanium not supported in SAS 9.3
April 2010 Due to changing market conditions, SAS 9.3 will drop support for Windows on Itanium (W64) and Open VMS Itanium (IVMS, VMI) operating systems. SAS will continue to assist customers in migrating to other operating systems. Note: SAS 9.2 will continue to support these operating systems.
Operating systems not supported in SAS 9.2
March 2010 SAS 9.2 will not be provided on any of the following operating systems.
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Family
- Microsoft Windows NT 4
- Tru64 UNIX
- Open VMS Alpha
- Linux for Itanium-based Systems
SAS Support for Alternative Operating Systems
April 2009 Alternative operating systems are defined as variants of the commercially supported operating systems, which are most often targeted for use in customer sites. SAS will continue to release products on commercially supported versions of operating systems. SAS will work with customers to support a SAS deployment in an alternative operating system on a reasonable-effort basis.
Support for Microsoft Windows Vista
TM
February 2007 In conjunction with Microsoft's general availability of Windows Vista Operating System, SAS will be adding support for this operating system for the first time with release of SAS 9.2. SAS will support the three Windows Vista editions (both 32-bit and x64 bit versions) that are targeted at the business market.
VSE
August 2006 SAS continues to provide technical support for VSE at Level C support, which means:
- Free support is available by phone, e-mail or Web interface.
- Our Technical Support staff investigates reported problems on a limited basis, and provides circumventions where possible, and fixes where already available.
- No new zaps, patches, or source level maintenance (executable modules, or "hot fixes") will be developed or distributed.
- Problem alert notifications are no longer be distributed.
CMS
May 2007 SAS provides technical support for SAS 8.2 on CMS at Level A. Effective December 31, 2007, we will move to Level C support for SAS on CMS.
Product Name Changes
SAS
® Email Marketing Solution to SAS
® Digital Marketing
August 2006 This name change is effective August 2006. Until this transition is complete, you may continue to see documentation on the Web site that uses the previous name.
March 2006 The following product names have changed. Until this transition is complete, you may continue to see documentation on the Web site that uses the previous names.
- SAS Enterprise ETL Server is now SAS Enterprise Data Integration Server.
- SAS ETL Server is now SAS Data Integration Server.
- SAS ETL Studio (a component of the above bundles) is now SAS Data Integration Studio. Note: SAS Data Integration Studio 3.3 has the same functionality as SAS ETL Studio 3.3
Retired Products
February 2013 Level C support is effective beginning March 31, 2013.
SYSTEM 2000 product family
March 2011 Level C support is effective beginning March 15, 2011.
SAS Money Laundering Detection
February 2011 SAS provides a migration path for customers of SAS Money Laundering Detection who are ready to upgrade to SAS 9.2. The migration path will convert those customers to SAS Anti-Money Laundering 4.2. and additional fees may be incurred. Please contact your Account Executive for more information. SAS will continue to support existing SAS Money Laundering Detection (1.4 and 4.2) according to standard Technical Support guidelines. Technical Support levels for SAS Money Laundering Detection (1.4 and 4.2) will be set to level B effective December 31, 2011. The support level is based on the production release schedule of SAS Anti-Money Laundering 5.1.
Products Retired with SAS 9.2
March 2008 The following products have been retired. Support for these products stands at Level B.
| Product |
Suggested Migration Path |
|---|
| SAS/ACCESS to Baan |
Native SAS/ACCESS Engine for Specific Underlying Database (e.g. Oracle, DB2, etc.) |
| SAS/ACCESS to PeopleSoft |
SAS Data Surveyor for PeopleSoft |
| SAS/ACCESS to SAP BW |
SAS Data Surveyor for SAP |
| SAS/SPECTRAVIEW |
SAS Visual Data Discovery |
| SAS Enterprise Reporter |
Enterprise BI Server or BI Server |
SAS/C Compiler
November 2010 Level B support is effective beginning January 1, 2008 until December 31, 2011.
March 2005 The SAS/C and SAS/C++ compiler and runtime components are reclassified as SAS Retired products for z/OS, VM/ESA and cross-compiler platforms. SAS has no plans to develop or deliver a new release of the SAS/C product.
Miscellaneous
October 2012 We have identified an issue that may affect performance when using SAS 9.2 Table Server in high-concurrency environments. This includes environments where SAS Table Server is being used as the database for SAS Shared Services and SAS Content Server. For optimal performance in production environments, we suggest the use of a third-party database management system; IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and PostgreSQL are all supported databases. Instructions for transitioning from the SAS 9.2 Table Server to a third-party database can be found in this
SAS Note.
Platform Suite for SAS (LSFSUITE)
June 2009 Effective September 1, 2009 Platform Suite for SAS will no longer be included in the price of previously licensed SAS solution or technology packages (except for SAS Grid Manager). Customers who wish to continue use of the Platform Suite for SAS, will have until 90 days from the expiration date of their SAS solution or technology package to license this product from SAS at then-current renewal fees. This will be accomplished by executing the necessary SAS licensing documents for Platform Suite for SAS and paying the applicable then-current SAS renewal fees. Please call 1-800-727-0025 to initiate the process of establishing a license for Platform Suite for SAS prior to the expiration of this offer.
SAS Warehouse Administrator and LSF Scheduler
SAS will no longer automatically include LSF Scheduler in SAS/Warehouse Administrator product version 9.1.3 effective with the customer's license renewal period that begins in 2008. For example, if a SAS/Warehouse Administrator product expires March 31, 2008, the renewal authorization codes issued for the April 1, 2008, through March 31, 2009, period will no longer include instructions to activate the LSF Scheduler product.
