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Steps of SAS multi tier application installation

anuragranjeet — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:40:23 GMT

Hi,

I have a requirement of Installing the SAS softwares on various servers- IIS Intranet Server, Websphere Application Server,SAS Grid Control,SAS Grid Compute, Mount Server, Metadata server. One sample hardware configuration is given below:

Component Type SAS Grid Compute
OS Linux
OS Version RHEL 5.8(Tikanga) [64-bit]
Server Type Physical
CPU Cores 8
"CPU Entitlement
(P5/P6/P7)"
Memory (GB) 95
Storage Tab - Grid Server Storage (Prod)

Apart from IIS server, all other servers have Linux as OS.

I can think of below activities:
1.Checking if the file storage system is properly setup after hardware is ready
2. Installing the right softwares on right server,
3. Setting up the communication among different servers,

Can someone please let me know similarly what other activities needs be done to make sure the installation and configuration process is complete.

Also, please let me know what subactivities will be there under activities.

Many thanks.

Regards,

Anurag Ranjeet

Re: Steps of SAS multi tier application installation

jakarman — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 17:22:44 GMT

See:

http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings14/SAS106-2014.pdf

http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings14/1491-2014.pdf

Your list of servers is confusing IIs is no server but service Websphere ditto. Both are outdated with 9.4 as being replaced imbedded with VM (fabric) replacements.

Missing al lot of other services as being part of the normal tier layouts

Re: Steps of SAS multi tier application installation

BStone — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:35:35 GMT

anuragranjeet,

I am very keen to see how you were/are getting on with your installation?

Since you are installation WebSphere, I would assume you are using SAS 9.2/9.3, correct?

There are many thinks to consider before installing SAS, one very important topic you did not menion, System Requirements. Below is a list of things to consider before installation SAS:

Sizing
Storage
System Requirements | Prerequisites | Compatibilty between hardware, software and integration
Hardware & Operating System spec
Performance tuning
Network structure, permissions, business policies, etc.
Security
Scalability
Back & Restore of SAS platforms / Physical Servers
Metadata Setup (Security, Usage, etc.)
DR requirements
Audit, Maintenance and Monitoring
Availability
Access to business Test | Live data
Architectural design
Licensing
Policies and Procedures

The above are points that I believe should be in place before installation and configuring a multi server SAS deployment. There are many things to consider, but this is dependent on your environment - Therefore, it is always best to consult with your SAS Account Manager first.