SAS Grid Manager: Administration

In this course, you learn how to administer a SAS Grid Manager for Platform environment, including the users, applications, and resources in that environment. After you complete this course, you will understand SAS Grid Manager concepts and terminology and have a firm grasp of the fundamentals of the SAS Grid Manager for Platform architecture. The self-study e-learning includes:

• Annotatable course notes in PDF format.
• Virtual lab time to practice.

Learn how to

• Configure the Platform Suite for SAS.
• Add queues, users, and custom resources, and fine-tune the settings.
• Monitor and manage a SAS Grid Manager for Platform environment with the SAS Grid Manager module in SAS Environment Manager.
• Adjust SAS Grid Manager settings to meet the needs of your users

Who should attend

SAS administrators and system administrators who are responsible for managing and maintaining a SAS Grid Manager for Platform environment, as well as SAS power users who administer the grid and use SAS software for grid computing

Formats available	Duration
Live Web Classroom:	4 half-day session(s)

Before attending this course, you should have completed the SAS Platform Administration Fast Track course or have equivalent experience.

This course addresses SAS Grid Computing software.

Introduction to SAS Grid Computing for Platform

• SAS overview.
• Defining the grid and SAS Grid Manager.

SAS Grid Manager Architecture

• SAS Grid Manager and metadata server.
• SAS Grid Manager and LSF.
• LSF directory structure.
• Shared directory structure.

Clients and the Grid

• SAS Grid Manager client utility.
• SAS clients and grid flow.

SAS Grid Manager Administration

• SAS Grid Manager administration fundamentals.
• LSF queues.
• LSF resources.
• LSF hosts and host groups.
• LSF batch parameters, users, and groups.

SAS Grid Manager Administration: Advanced Topics

• Load-balancing workspace servers.
• Grid options sets.
• External support programs.
• Grid logging.