topic Re: Can I run SAS in a VM on an ARM Mac in Administration and Deployment

Can I run SAS in a VM on an ARM Mac

RaymondBalise — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:37:44 GMT

Is there a version of SAS that will run on an ARM architecture Mac (M1 or M2) that I can mount in a (Parallels VMware) VM? I spun up the ARM dev version of Windows 11 and SAS was not happy. Is there a flavor of Linux that runs SAS native ARM? I work with protected healthcare data so I SAS's academic online offerings are not an option.

Re: Can I run SAS in a VM on an ARM Mac

gwootton — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:02:46 GMT

The Windows system requirements documentation says it requires an x64 processor:

Machines Supported
SAS 9.4 supports x64 processor family systems, also known as Intel64 or AMD64 systems.

System Requirements for SAS® 9.4 Foundation for Microsoft Windows for x64
https://support.sas.com/documentation/installcenter/en/ikfdtnwx6sr/66390/PDF/default/sreq.pdf

Re: Can I run SAS in a VM on an ARM Mac

Sajid01 — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:21:37 GMT

This forum post has interesting answers for your questions.

https://forum.parallels.com/threads/apple-silicon-m1-support-for-installing-windows-x64-with-parallels.351404/#:~:text=From%20my%20understandin%20Parallels%20cannot,emulaor%20on%20a%20virtualized%20machine.