What Is Configuring and Unconfiguring?

This document uses the terms configuring and removing a configuration (unconfiguring) in the following ways.
  • configuring
    In addition to installing products, the SAS automated deployment tools also configure products. In most deployment scenarios, you install and configure in one SAS Deployment Wizard session. But, because the deployment wizard enables you to separate installation and configuration into separate tasks, it is possible that you can install a SAS product and then configure it later by rerunning the wizard. Therefore, you configure SAS products that have been installed on your system that have not yet been configured.
    For more information, see Configure SAS Products.
    Your SAS configuration is affected when you add SAS products to deployment that require configuration.
    For more information, see Configuring SAS Products.
  • removing a configuration
    Deleting one or more product configurations is referred to as removing a configuration. The following scenarios for removing SAS product configurations are common:
    • uninstalling a SAS product
    • adding new SAS products that require you to remove the current configuration before configuring it again
    • correcting configuration errors
    For more information, see Removing a SAS Configuration.