Hi to all,
I am newbie here and SAS, made a search around the web on the forum but couldn't find a source document with screennshots on how to install SAS Server 9.3 on Linux Environment. I work in a company where we use SAS Servers on windows environment that users connect from windows domain. I want to install and try a Linux SAS Server for that existing domain users but documentation on SAS website made me a bit confused. It is because of the lack of my knowledge on Linux and SAS Servers. I have installed two SAS 9.3 servers on Windows 2008 by following a step-by-step document with screenshots that my senior co-worker had made. But when it comes to Linux installation i am stuck. I desperately need assistance on this. I will be very pleased and grateful if you share a guide with screenshots. Thanks in advance.
@inclias - Here are the support life cycle dates for Red Hat Linux 6: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata
Product retirement is on 30 Nov 2020.
@inclias ,
This page contains everything you need to know about SAS 9.3 installation: Documentation for installing SAS® 9.3 in UNIX operating environments.
I'm curious to know why you are installing SAS 9.3 which is over seven years old, rather than moving to SAS 9.4M6, the current release.
I also hope you are moving off Windows Server 2008 completely as Microsoft no longer supports it: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/windows-server-2008
@inclias - That is a very unusual licence! Please bear in mind that there have been many improvements since 9.3 and it is very likely SAS will stop supporting that release long before your licence finishes.
I suspect the reason why you are re-installing on Unix is because the only Windows Server versions officially supported for 9.3 are now no longer supported by Microsoft. The same could well happen with Linux. For example if you are using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (as the latest supported release mentioned in the SAS 9.3 doc), standard support for that ends Nov 2020, with the possibility of extended life-cycle support (if you pay for it) to Jun 2024. What Linux software and version are you installing on?
I am planning to install on RedHat 6 as you mentioned sir. I want to campare the performance. Windows spends so much source, at least i wanna see the result on Linux.
@inclias - Here are the support life cycle dates for Red Hat Linux 6: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata
Product retirement is on 30 Nov 2020.
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