topic Re: Display name when we try to rebuild web apps help in Administration and Deployment

Display name when we try to rebuild web apps help

sathya66 — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 08:07:24 GMT

All,

Need help regarding display name when we try to rebuild web apps.

can we use any display name or do we need to maintain standard display name?

see below:

https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/E/E7Z/E7Z001/xx/rebuild_redeploy_webapp.html

Rebuild Web Applications

NOTE: In order for this step to execute correctly, the Metadata Server must be running.

If you are installing this hot fix on a UNIX system, set the DISPLAY environment variable.
For example:
$ export DISPLAY=<displayname>:0
Invoke the SAS Deployment Manager 9.4
UNIX:
From the SASDeploymentManager directory execute sasdm.sh.
For example:

$ cd <SASHOME>/SASDeploymentManager/9.4
$ ./sasdm.sh

Re: Display name when we try to rebuild web apps help

JuanS_OCS — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 08:17:10 GMT

Hi @sathya66 ,

first of all, the DISPLAY is a requirement only when you invoke sasdm.sh and you want to use the X-Window interface. However you can have normal console output via adding a parameter -console

https://support.sas.com/documentation/installcenter/en/ikdeploywizug/66034/PDF/default/user.pdf

Secondly, SAS has no recommendations on how to set up the DISPLAY system variable. This depends on how you configured the X (windows) server on your client.

If you have trouble with that, and your organisation allows/purchases it, there is a client named MobaXterm that greatly helps to configure the X server automatically for you, as long as the Xauth file policy is enabled in your Linux server.

Re: Display name when we try to rebuild web apps help

sathya66 — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 08:39:19 GMT

Thanks for this.
in page 35. note is saying we cannot use "Console mode cannot be used on your middle tier"
I use console mode
./sasdm.sh -console -templocation /<location>
and I use MobaXterm for our sas Linux boxes
for GUI version of SDM,We need to configure X11.

Re: Display name when we try to rebuild web apps help

sathya66 — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 10:22:26 GMT

one last question and we can close this.

If I use console mode in Middle trier what is the impact/disadvantages while rebuilding/redeploying the web apps? do we get more options with GUI than text command version? and why sas is not recommending to use console mode in middle trier .

Re: Display name when we try to rebuild web apps help

JuanS_OCS — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 11:28:02 GMT

Hi @sathya66 ,

of course, just raise as many questions as you need. I will answer when possible.

To be completely honest, I cannot answer that question, that would be better suited for SAS R&D or SAS Tech Support, as they know better the product and limitations, and their variances across patches and maintenances.

What I can say, it that:

- I would expect the prompts to be approx the same in console or GUI modes

- Probably in the first maintenance(s) the support for mid tier was not complete. I am not 100% certain that is fully supported even in the latest maintenance(s), but I would expect it to be more mature.

- Just in case, and in any case, I would highly recommend a rollback scenario, always before any big change/update.