PDC Image - No links in Chrome to start SAS products

[ArthurTrubshaw]

Hi

I am trying to use an image on the Partner Demo Centre (PDC): DCS001_V40_CL - Viya 2021.2.1 VDSD AIoT PQA 01/06/2022.

Whilst the image has fired up and I've given it more than the 60 minutes start-up time, I cannot see any links to SAS products within Chrome opened directly from the image's remote Windows desktop. In other images, the Chrome instance comes complete with a set of Favourites pre-defined and from that I could start SAS Studio or SAS Drive or whatever. I have checked Chrome's Favourites and History panel but there is no clue as to what URL I should use to start any SAS application.

Also, in the past, on other images, if I have been a bit impatient, and tried to access Viya before it is all started up in the background, at least I know this because Chrome had the links as Favourites and using any of them produced an error message. Now, I just have nothing to work with except for a blank Chrome page pointing at Google.

I'm always prepared to believe that I am missing something obvious here but I just cannot think how to start up SAS Studio or, indeed anything to do with SAS Viya which I presume is humming away to itself wondering where I am...........

Any thoughts ?

[ArthurTrubshaw · Accepted solution]

I think that I have managed to resolve this myself after a bit of head-scratching, making 5 from 2 plus 2, and some trial and error. I have just carried myself shoulder high around the garden in celebration........

The following URLs work for me in Chrome in this Partner Demo centre image:
DCS001_V40_CL - Viya 2021.2.1 VDSD AIoT PQA 01/06/2022.image.

http://server.demo.sas.com/SASStudio 

http://server.demo.sas.com/SASVisualAnalytics 

http://server.demo.sas.com/SASDrive 

Now, what did I come in here for in the first place ............?

AT