Agreed, the SAS Grid options sets, and to use the full stack of options from LSF is the best option, indeed.   While my option requires to have good knowledge of SAS Metadata authorizations (and still applies when users can use SAS EG and EM, just by adding a 3rd group and tuning a bit the previous 2 permissions), the SAS Grid options can help very much, just by managing properly the resouces and options lists.   @Analyticguru_09, did you had the chance to read @AndrewHowell paper from last year? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Communities-Library/Easier-Platform-Administration-using-SAS-9-4-Grid-Option-Sets/ta-p/274690     ... View more

Have you considered which type of shared file system will be used by your VMs - I would run some basic i/o tests before making any decisions. Grid is useful if you want to run your load near to maximum and have the kind of mixed workload that needs queues and prioritisation that is more sophisticated than you can get from the O/S. ... View more

Check Below One.. Might Help. http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1404586 ... View more

To the extent that I might be able to help, I wouldn't feel comfortable sharing that without face-to-face contact.  There is too much chance that it could be seen and used by someone whose intentions are not as pure as yours. ... View more