topic How to add additional Workspace server for multiple encoding ? in New SAS User

How to add additional Workspace server for multiple encoding ?

MG18 — Sun, 16 Dec 2018 11:49:49 GMT

Hi All,

I want to add multiple additional Work space server to support the multiple encoding in SAS . I have came across the below pdf which tells how to add the multiple server ?

https://support.sas.com/resources/papers/AddingAdditionalSASWorkspaceServerstoSupportMultipleEncodings.pdf

But still i have below questions :-

How to invoke the SAS® Deployment Wizard in AIX env ?
While running the SAS® Deployment Wizard Do i need to stop SAS services or sas session ? or is it OK that if sas services are up and running while making the above changes ?
What all back up should i need to take before starting the above process ? How to cross check that SAS is working fine after this chnages also ?

Regards,

Mahesh

Re: How to add additional Workspace server for multiple encoding ?

MG18 — Sun, 16 Dec 2018 12:34:30 GMT

Hi @PaulHomes , @JuanS_OCS ,

Please help me in this .

Re: How to add additional Workspace server for multiple encoding ?

JuanS_OCS — Sun, 16 Dec 2018 17:18:35 GMT

Hi there @MG18,

How to invoke the SAS® Deployment Wizard in AIX env ? You can run it with X windows or with command line interface. You can read the user guide http://support.sas.com/documentation/installcenter/en/ikdeploywizug/66034/PDF/default/user.pdf specially interesting "Using a Text-Based Interface (UNIX only)"
While running the SAS® Deployment Wizard Do i need to stop SAS services or sas session ? or is it OK that if sas services are up and running while making the above changes ? Services can be up and running, however I recommend to have downtime, if you can do it. Because the Metadata server with have a few seconds or minutes that will enter in maintenance/administration mode.
What all back up should i need to take before starting the above process ? How to cross check that SAS is working fine after this chnages also ? Yes, full backup is always recommended. a snapshot or full backup, having all services down (again, if possible). Keep in mind that there will be services with in-memory status. The SAS Deployment Backup tool helps, but then you need extra steps for recovery. How to check? Well, you can validate all your servers, also I exect you have documented some STIC tests, or even a key user can run a few functional tests before releasing to all your users.