If your license for SAS^® Financial Management, SAS^® Human Capital Management, or SAS^® Strategic Performance Management expires, you must obtain a new license and renew the software.

These instructions apply to the following Performance Management Solutions:

• SAS Financial Management versions 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4
• SAS Human Capital Management versions 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4
• SAS Strategic Performance Management versions 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4

These instructions are included in the SAS Solutions Services 1.4 - System Administration Guide.

Prepare for Renewal

1. If necessary, extract the setinit file from your new SAS installation data file (sid.txt), as follows:
   1. Open your sid.txt file in a text editor.
   2. Copy the block of code from PROC SETINIT through SAVE; RUN;.
   3. Paste the code into an empty text file.
   4. Save this new file as setinit.sss.
2. On the mid-tier machine:
1. Stop the SAS Remote Services and the WebLogic Managed Servers (SAS Managed Server and SAS ODCS Server).
2. Rename the existing setinit.sss to setinit.sss.old.
3. Copy the new setinit.sss file to the location that you specified during the installation.
This location must match the value of the SAS_SETINIT_LOCATION property in the SAS-CONFIG-DIR\soltnsmid.properties file.
In a Windows installation, the default location for the setinit file is: C:\SAS
In a UNIX installation, the default location is: /usr/local/SAS
3. On the data tier machine, rename the existing sid.txt to sid.txt.old, replace it with the new file.
   In a Windows installation, the default location for the sid.txt file is: !SASROOT\core\sasinst
   In a UNIX installation, the default location is: !SASROOT/install/admin/sid

Renew SAS Software (Windows)

In a Windows installation, follow these steps:

1. On the data tier machine, execute the Renew SAS Software utility, as follows:
1. Make sure that you have copied the new <sid.txt> and <setinit.sss> files to the appropriate locations on the data tier and mid-tier machines, respectively.
2. From the Windows Start button, select -> All Programs -> SAS -> SAS 9.1 -> Utilities -> Renew SAS Software
3. In Step 1, of the Renew SAS Software wizard, select Browse and navigate to the folder in which you stored the <sid.txt> file. Select the file, select Open and then Next.
4. In Step 2, select the setinit file and select Next.
5. In Step 3, for the Folder where SAS was installed, select the default product location (such as C:\Program Files\SAS\SAS 9.1).
6. For the Folder for SAS config file, select Same as above (the default).
7. Click Renew and verify the setinit was properly applied.
8. Restart the SAS Metadata Server, the Object Spawner, and all other SAS servers.
2. On the mid-tier machine, follow these steps:
1. Restart the SAS Remote Services and ODCS Services.
2. Restart the WebLogic Managed Servers.
*** Note: No updates are necessary on client machines. ***

Renew SAS Software (UNIX)

In a UNIX installation, follow these steps:

1. Make sure that you have copied the new <sid.txt> and <setinit.sss> files to the appropriate locations on the data tier and mid-tier machines, respectively.
2. On the data tier, renew the SAS software license, as follows:
1. From !SASROOT, run this command using the userid that was used when the software was initially installed:

   ./sassetup
   Make sure that you have the appropriate privilege to update files in !SASROOT.

2. Press <ENTER>.
3. From the SAS Setup Primary Menu, select Run Setup Utilities by typing 2 <ENTER>.
4. Select Renew SAS Software by typing 1 <ENTER>.
5. When prompted, select the appropriate source of your SAS Installation Data (sid.txt file).
6. SAS Setup will report if the task was completed successfully. If errors occur, a message is displayed indicating the log files you should check.
7. If the SAS Installation Data is applied successfully, press Q <ENTER> to quit SAS Setup.
8. Restart the SAS Metadata Server, the Object Spawner, and all other SAS servers.
3. On the mid-tier, follow these steps:
1. Restart the SAS Remote Services and ODCS Services.
2. Restart the WebLogic Managed Servers.
*** Note: No updates are necessary on client machines ***.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	Product Release		SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	SAS Financial Management	Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server	4.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	4.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	4.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	4.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	4.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	4.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	4.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	4.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
SAS System	SAS Human Capital Management	Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server	4.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	4.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	4.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	4.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	4.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	4.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	4.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	4.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
SAS System	SAS Strategy Management	Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server	2.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	2.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	2.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	2.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	2.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	2.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	2.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	2.2		9.1 TS1M3 SP4

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

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This note provides instructions on how to renew the license (setinit) for the SAS Performance Management Solutions products.

Type:	Usage Note
Priority:

Date Modified:	2010-11-15 10:59:26
Date Created:	2008-01-15 11:16:27