In this course, you learn how to administer a SAS Grid Manager 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 architecture.

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 environment with the SAS Grid Manager module in SAS Environment Manager.
• Adjust SAS Grid Manager settings to meet the needs of your users.
• Troubleshoot a SAS Grid Manager environment.

Who should attend

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

Formats available	Duration
Classroom:	3.0 days
Live Web Classroom:	4 half-day session(s)
e-Learning:	14 hours/180 day license

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

This course addresses SAS Grid Computing software.

Introduction to SAS Grid Computing

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

Grid Manager Architecture

• SAS Grid Manager and metadata.
• SAS Grid Manager and LSF.
• Enterprise Grid Orchestrator and Process Manager.
• LSF directory structure.
• Shared directory structure.

Clients and the Grid

• SAS Grid Manager client utility.
• SAS clients.
• SAS grid process flow for SAS Foundation programs.
• SAS scheduling.

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.
• High availability.
• External support programs.
• Grid logging.

Troubleshooting

• General advice.
• Understanding the process flow for LSF daemons.
• Platform computing issues.
• SAS issues.
• Other SAS Grid Manager resources.