topic Re: Update License File for Server Computers in Administration and Deployment

Update License File for Server Computers

jasonrw — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:40:15 GMT

Hi,

I need to update the license file on about 200 different installations of SAS 9.4. Is there an automated way I can do so without having to visit each computer?

Thanks

Re: Update License File for Server Computers

SASKiwi — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 18:49:26 GMT

Are you referring to actual SAS servers or are you talking about PCs with SAS installed? I suspect you are talking about PCs as you only have one licence file.

Re: Update License File for Server Computers

jasonrw — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 19:06:12 GMT

I'm referring to PCs with SAS 9.4 installed. Sorry. The title I created is rather misleading.

Re: Update License File for Server Computers

SASKiwi — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 19:35:48 GMT

As far as I'm aware there is no official way to automatically deploy a SAS 9.4 PC licence on multiple computers.

However there is a possible back-door method you could try to see if it works for you. When you renew the SAS licence manually:

http://support.sas.com/kb/49/679.html

It updates a SAS catalog file called CORE.SAS7BCAT. You will find this file in a sub-folder of where SAS is installed like

C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4\core\sashelp.

If you apply the licence manually on one computer then copy the updated CORE.SAS7BCAT file to another PC (to the same folder) where the licence needs to be renewed, then it should renew it successfully.

It should be possible to script this process to roll it out over multiple computers using tools like SCCM.

Re: Update License File for Server Computers

jasonrw — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 19:52:57 GMT

I'll give that a try. Thanks!