Start and Stop SAS Viya 2022.10 on Microsoft Azure

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The latest version of SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure is now available. This version includes all the latest software updates corresponding to the 2022.10 stable release of SAS Viya software plus additional enhancements that are specific to SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure.

To help manage SAS Viya on Azure, a runbook is now available to stop and start the deployment. The runbook is a feature of Azure Automation, and it is automatically created when SAS Viya is deployed. Use the runbook to stop and start the deployment on-demand or to schedule times that meet the needs of your business.

• Because SAS Viya is a pay as you go service, stopping SAS Viya when it is not in use reduces infrastructure and software costs.
• Stopping SAS Viya interrupts service for users. Make sure to notify users if you plan to stop SAS Viya and allow for time for all the infrastructure and services to come back up.
• The Azure Automation stops the AKS cluster, as well as both the jump and nfs virtual machine.