SAS recently changed the technology provider for the SAS Private JRE. For the most part, you should not see functional differences. As a SAS administrator, we hope that you are downloading the latest security update for the SAS Private JRE each quarter, by following the guidelines in SAS Note 56203. The new JRE content is delivered in SAS 9.4 orders that are processed on or after February 20, 2018.
I tend to equate this change to choosing a different brand of milk to pour on your cereal. At first, you might be surprised because the color of the label is not what you were expecting. When you get to the breakfast table, however, you are unlikely to notice any differences when you are eating your cereal.
I had hoped that this JRE change would be completely transparent to our SAS users. It turns out that while the change is practically transparent to end users, SAS administrators will see some changes. The instructions for updating the SAS Private JRE include references to new pathnames, reflecting the new technology provider. A SAS user or administrator looking at running processes will now see “Zulu Platform x64 Architecture” (or similar) for SAS-related midtier and other Java processes.
SAS changed the technology provider of the SAS Private JRE as an adjustment of business process and investment in longer term stability. We intend for the change to be seamless for end users, and only a slight adjustment for SAS administrators.
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Hello @Donna_SAS,
many thanks for the update, useful indeed.
I see that both links to the SAS Note 56203 are pointing to a SAS-internal URL. Probably the right one would be http://support.sas.com/kb/56/203.html ?
Good catch, @JuanS_OCS. I've changed the links for @Donna_SAS. Thanks for being an extra set of eyes for us!
Just finished up a new install and I did notice the "Zulu Platform..." and thought that was new! Thanks for validating.
It is unacceptable that this extra Java install is running at all times, soaking up 380-550MB of memory at all times regardless of whether SAS has even been launched.
Mima -- could you please open a support ticket and provide more details on your environment?
We did not see a jump in memory use during our testing.
Use one of the support links described here: https://support.sas.com/en/technical-support/contact-sas.html
Thanks.
I opened ticket 7612520040
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Very glad that the service can be safely disabled! Thanks for the assist & response! I certainly wasn't expecting a quick solution from making a complaint in a comment. Thank you.
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