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Important:

• The following method for handling automated renewals has not been tested internally and is not supported by Technical Support.
• This method relies on the SASRenew.exe file. Any modification to this file can impact the results of this program.
• It is critical that you test the following procedure on a computer on which malfunctions will have the least impact.
• Before you attempt to use this procedure, ensure that you have administrative rights for all the computers on which SAS^® 9 resides. Note that there is no need to meet this requirement if only client software is installed.
• An alternate method for the renewal of licenses is to run the Renew SAS Software tool in Quiet mode. Refer to SAS Note 31021 for details.

Automated renewal of licenses on multiple machines is not possible because of the many prompts that supply information during the renewal process. However, it is possible to streamline a procedure that can be used to process large numbers of license renewals in SAS^®9 on machines that run in the Windows environment. You should use the following tools in this procedure:

• SAS_License_Renewer.bat - This batch file helps you to avoid answering renewal prompts on each machine. Adapt this file to reflect the system specifications for each machine, to verify that a SID file is available, and to verify that a log file exists.
• SASRenew.exe
• network logon script

Perform the following tasks to renew the SAS^®9 licenses:

1. Open the Windows Notepad application and paste the following text:

   @echo off
   
   set renpath=E:\Program Files\SAS\SAS
   9.1\core\sasinst\sasrenew\sasrenew.exe
   set checkpath=E:\Program Files\SAS\SAS 9.1\set_2005.log
   set logpath=E:\Program Files\SAS\SAS 9.1\setinit.log
   set SIDpath=D:\sas91_925903.sid
   
   if exist "%checkpath%" goto :already
   
   if not exist "%SIDpath%" goto nosid
   
   "%renpath%" -s "datafile:%SIDpath%"
   
   move "%logpath%" "%checkpath%"
   echo setinit updated : log stored in  "%checkpath%"
   goto end
   
   :already
   echo SAS Software has already been renewed. Check in :
   %checkpath%.
   goto end
   
   :nosid
   echo SID file "%SIDpath%" is not present. Setinit NOT updated
   goto end
   
   :end
   

2. Modify the following parameters to reflect the appropriate settings for your site:
   • RENPATH=
   • LOGPATH=
   • CHECKPATH=
   • SIDPATH=
3. Save the text in the Notepad file as SAS_License_Renewer.bat
4. Add the batch file to the network logon script so that it can be run with administrative rights.
5. Connect to each computer as the network administrator.
6. Navigate to the Program Files\SAS\SAS 9.1\core\sasinst\sasrenew folder, and click SASRenew.exe.

When you select SASRenew.exe, a wizard appears and prompts you to supply certain parameters. The wizard updates the software license, based on the content of the SAS Installation Data (SID) file.

For further guidance regarding the license renewal process, see the Software Renewal Instructions at support.sas.com.

After you renew the license, the batch file moves the log file to a new location so the file will not be overwritten.

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