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Understanding SAS Viya4 deployment on AWS

thesasuser — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:29:00 GMT

Hello
I am trying to understand SAS Viya4 on AWS.
After SAS Viya4 is deployed on AWS, under site-config there is a folder "vdm".
Trying to what this "vdm" is and what is its significance.
I would appreciate if someone can explain.

Re: Understanding SAS Viya4 deployment on AWS

JackMcGuire — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:37:39 GMT

When deploying the software the person deploying the platform creates the site-config directory to store files that have been modified to control the installation and configuration of the software. The sas-bases directory is where the files that SAS provide are stored.

There are a few examples in the SAS documentation of how to organize the site-config directory but it is ultimately up to the person deploying the software to order it in a way that makes sense for your organization. Please see the link below for further information about the SAS suggested directory structures:
SAS® Viya® Platform Operations - Deployment - Directory Structure

I can't see a reference to a 'vdm' directory in the SAS documentation but it could perhaps be related to 'SAS Visual Data Mining'. If you can provide some further information about the YAML files it contains it will be easier to identify what it is being used for.

Many thanks,

Jack

Re: Understanding SAS Viya4 deployment on AWS

thesasuser — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:01:07 GMT

Thanks @JackMcGuire
We don't have visual data mining.
I did go through the link. But it does not answer the question.

Re: Understanding SAS Viya4 deployment on AWS

gwootton — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:02:14 GMT

The vdm directory I think is part of the Deployment-as-code option (viya4-deployment).
https://github.com/sassoftware/viya4-deployment

Re: Understanding SAS Viya4 deployment on AWS

Sajid01 — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 04:30:09 GMT

VDM stands for Viya Deployment Manager .