Join our upcoming live administration workshop on SAS 9.4!    Day 1: February 27th - 10am to 1pm EST  Day 2: February 28th - 10am to 1pm EST    This workshop is open to all customers, geared towards administrators. It is free and virtual and will be recorded. If you are unable to attend but would still like access to the information, please register to get access to the recording and follow-up materials. All registrants will be sent the meeting links within a few days after registering. The deadline to register is Friday, February 23 at 5pm EST!      Understanding the SAS® 9.4 architecture is key to tackling the tasks and responsibilities that come with SAS® administration. This administration workshop provides attendees with:     Day 1 –  February 27th SAS Admin Best Practices: SAS 9.4 Architecture File Systems Clustered Metadata Restarting SAS Environment Metadata Security Overview Hotfix and License Update Backups Working with Tech Support Admin resources    Day 2 – February 28th SAS Environment Manager Best Practices:  Understand the purpose of the SAS 9.4 Environment Manager   Become familiar with the software components of SAS Environment Manager Understand Resource and Metrics as used by SAS Environment Manager Introduction to SAS Environment Manager Interface Customize Environment Manager Dashboard Create and edit an Alert Service architecture framework    Register for the workshop here! ... View more

  First 2026 Dates Released for Free Viya 4 and SAS9 Workshops! We have started to release 2026 dates for our free, 4-hour Administration workshops! Just follow the links to our Viya Administration pages on Learn.SAS so that you and your colleagues can bookmark the page, view the dates on offer and sign-up to our events at any time.   SAS9 Workshops (Americas: 26 th February, EMEA: 27th February) https://learn.sas.com/course/view.php?id=7292   Viya 4 Workshops (Americas: 26th March, EMEA: 27th March) https://learn.sas.com/course/view.php?id=7295   Events have been scheduled to cover different time zones, and the workshops are delivered in English. They are open to all (customers, partners, SAS employees, academics, students, anyone with an interest in learning about administrating a SAS platform) and recordings will be shared to those that register after the session. It is simple to sign-up using your SAS profile. All registrants will be sent the meeting links a few days before the event.  Registration closes 3 business days before the date of the session. Depending on your region, you may see alternative dates and times to select from. All sessions include the same content, so you only need to enrol in one event.  Feel free to post any questions you have in the chat below!  ... View more

The SAS Viya platform was set up through the viya4-deployment project, and a license key applied. License Details: Version: Stable 2023.10 Release: 20231028.1698456203725   Regarding the license renewal, Downloaded new license package. should the downloaded license package match the version mentioned above, or can it be a different version?   I obtained different version and implemented the following steps. However, the new license  didn't get reflected. it still indicates that it is expired. Could you please suggest? -> Stored the .jwt file in the $deploy directory. -> Modified the kustomization.yaml file by updating the new-license-file within the secretGenerator block. -> Ran below commands:        kustomize build -o site.yaml       kubectl apply --selector="sas.com/admin=cluster-api" --server-side --force-conflicts -f site.yaml        kubectl wait --for condition=established --timeout=60s -l "sas.com/admin=cluster-api" crd        kubectl apply --selector="sas.com/admin=cluster-wide" -f site.yaml        kubectl apply --selector="sas.com/admin=cluster-local" -f site.yaml --prune        kubectl apply --selector="sas.com/admin=namespace" -f site.yaml --prune ... View more

Don’t miss your last chance to attend the last free Viya Administration workshops this year! Before we take a break until late February/March 2025. Free SAS Viya Workshops These workshops are open to all customers, free to join, virtual and recorded. If you are unable to attend but would still like access to the information, please register to get access to the recording and follow-up materials. The meeting link will be provided by email in the days running up to the event.   SAS Viya - Americas: December 17th, 2024 - 10am to 2pm EST * Registration for this event is now closed   SAS Viya - EMEA: December 19th, 2024 - 9am to 1pm GMT * Registration for this event is now closed Please note: Registration will close two business days before the event.  This workshop introduces administrators to SAS Viya platform administration. This workshop series is based on SAS Customer Success hints and tips, as well as our in-depth SAS Education courses. We’ll touch on reoccurring duties that an administrator needs to know, introduce the components that make up the platform, and how to support and maintain it. Learn How To Compare the differences between SAS Viya and prior versions Identify the tasks that are expected as a SAS Viya platform administrator Identify the tasks that are performed by a Kubernetes administrator Explain the benefits of Kubernetes as the underlying SAS Viya architecture, and learn some Kubernetes essentials Identify the components of the SAS Viya platform Describe security in the SAS Viya platform Understand various administrative tools and interfaces available to use as an administrator Identity options for monitoring the SAS platform Who should attend Administrators who support a SAS Viya platform SAS Products Covered SAS Viya Prerequisites There are no formal prerequisites for this workshop, but prior administration experience is helpful. Event Agenda Agenda What is SAS Viya 4? SAS Platform Version Comparisons SAS Viya Platform Architecture Kubernetes Essentials Workload Classes Operating SAS Viya Servers and Services Introduction to User Management Authentication Security Overview: General Authorization Security Overview: CAS Authorization Migration Overview SAS Administration Tasks SAS Administration Roles and Tools Tour of SAS Environment Manager Observability Workload Management ... View more