Deploying the SAS Intelligence Platform :: SAS(R) 9.3 Intelligence Platform: Installation and Configuration Guide

Overview of Deploying the SAS Intelligence Platform

The following list summarizes the steps required to install and configure the SAS Intelligence Platform on a single machine or in a distributed, heterogeneous environment. The first three steps are pre-installation tasks and can be performed in any order. Perform step 4 after steps 1 through 3 are completed:

Installing and configuring SAS is the fifth and final step in deploying SAS.

1. Review additional documentation.

2. Create operating system users and groups and designate ports.

3. Create a SAS Software Depot.

4. Install required third-party software.

5. Install and configure SAS.

The sections below provide a brief description of each of these tasks. Subsequent chapters in the guide provide the step-by-step instructions that you will need to perform them.

Step 1: Review Additional Documentation

It is very important to review all the different documents associated with deploying your SAS software. There can be late-breaking information, or instructions specific to a particular configuration might be too narrow for inclusion in the SAS Intelligence Platform: Installation and Configuration Guide.

Your review should include these documents:

QuickStart Guide

This document is shipped with your SAS software. Follow its instructions.

The QuickStart Guides are also available online:
software order e-mail (SOE)

This e-mail is sent to your site to announce the software and detail the order. It also enumerates the initial installation steps and, for SAS 9.3, contains instructions for using Electronic Software Delivery (ESD), if applicable. The SID file also contains your site's SAS license (SETINIT).
SAS order information (SOI)

After you download your order to an existing SAS Software Depot, you can use the SAS order information (SOI) file to determine what products were in your order and when the order was placed. The SOI is in your SAS Software Depot in install_doc/order-number/soi.html.
SAS software summary

In the same depot location as the SOI, the SAS software summary is a more detailed list of the software included in your order. Unlike the SAS order information sheet, which only lists the software that you have specifically ordered, this document also describes the included software that supports your order. The software summary is in your SAS Software Depot in install_doc/order- number/ordersummary.html.

Note: The SAS Deployment Wizard installs only what is listed in the deployment plan. The order summary might list more products than the deployment plan. For more information, see About Deployment Plans.
system requirements

Available at: http://support.sas.com/resources/sysreq/index.html
SAS Notes

Outstanding SAS Notes for alert status installation problems are available at:

http://support.sas.com/notes/index.html
Installation Instructions for Release 5.2 of the SAS Performance Management Solutions

Available at these locations:

Step 2: Create Operating System Users and Groups and Designate Ports

Create a set of operating system users and groups that will be required during the installation and configuration of your system, and designate a set of ports to use.

For more information, see Overview of Users, Groups, and Ports.

Step 3: Create a SAS Software Depot

Create a SAS Software Depot, which enables you to install the SAS software over your site's network, rather than from the installation media.

Note: If you have elected to receive SAS through Electronic Software Delivery, a SAS Software Depot is automatically created for you.

For more information, see Overview of SAS Software Depots.

Step 4: Install Required Third-Party Software

Install any third-party products, such as a Java Development Kit and a Web application server, that are necessary for your installation. These products are identified in your deployment plan.

For more information, see Overview of Installing Third-Party Products.

Step 5: Install and Configure SAS

Having identified the proper deployment plan for your order, Install and configure your SAS software using the SAS Deployment Wizard, an installation and configuration tool that is supplied by SAS.

For more information, see Overview of Installing and Configuring Your SAS Software.