SAS Upgrade 9.4 M3 to M4 on Linux environemnt

[sewa_bal_gmail_com]

Please suggest whats steps are required to upgrade sas 9.4 M3 to M4 on Linux environemnt.

Please explain in very simple steps as I am from SAS programming background.

[Kurt_Bremser]

- make sure your backup is current (ongoing incremental backup, should be the norm for servers)

- stop all SAS services

- perform the upgrade

- start all SAS services (or reboot the server, as services should start automatically)

- test

[sewa_bal_gmail_com]

Thanks 

Whats steps need to follows to upgrade sas?

[Kurt_Bremser]

The Deployment Manager handles this.

After the upgrade: test your services if all are working as before.

[sewa_bal_gmail_com]

Please correct me.....I believe SAS Deployment Wizard is used to upgrade the sas maintaince release from M3 to M4

Please advise.

[dpage]

It is. You will find the SAS® 9.4 Guide to Software Updates helpful - it covers the process in detail. If you want a broader overview, check out "Adding, Updating, and Upgrading SAS Software" in the

SAS(R) 9.4 Intelligence Platform: Installation and Configuration Guide, Second Edition