Download SAS 9.4 Installation Instructions Summary Overview

SAS 9.4 Installation Instructions Summary
University of Massachusetts Site License
June 2014 (TS1M1, Rev: 940_14w19)
Overview
You will be downloading a zipped SAS Software Depot, which requires a SAS Installation Data
file in order to install SAS software. Before doing anything else, contact OIT Help Center, room
A109 LGRC, [email protected], or 413-545-9730 to sign a site license agreement,
ensure you are getting the license appropriate for you, and pay your annual fee. You will then get
your SAS Installation Data file by email.
SAS 9.4 installation does not replace SAS 9.3 or earlier installations. After you have confirmed
successful installation of 9.4, uninstall earlier releases. If you are upgrading from SAS 9.1.3, you
must uninstall it BEFORE its license expires!
SAS/Spectraview has been "retired", and is not included in SAS 9.4. SAS Online Tutor has been
replaced with online e-Learning modules. GIS Tract maps are no longer shipped. You can use
the ones from release 9.1.3, or import other map sources.
Glossary
SAS Software Depot is a centralized repository of files which can be used to install SAS
software. You will be downloading a (zipped) SAS Software Depot. If you get USB drive (by
special request, at additional cost), you can install SAS directly from the USB drive without
creating a Software Depot.
SAS Deployment Wizard is the interface used for SAS installation. It is used to manage a SAS
Software Depot, or to install SAS software whether from a Depot or directly from USB drive.
SAS Foundation is a combination of SAS Base and other licensed products installed together
with SAS Base. The Deployment Wizard installs all licensed components of SAS Foundation.
SAS Installation Data (SID) is a file that controls your installation by specifying the products
included in the license, and your license expiration. You must get your SAS Installation Data file
(valid for the current academic year) from OIT before you start installation.
64-bit SAS
SAS 9.4 TS1M1 is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. With a 64-bit OS you can choose
either 32-bit SAS 9.3 or 64-bit SAS 9.4 (or both!). Before deciding which software to download,
consider the following compatibility issues:
Formats catalogs are not compatible between 32-bit and 64-bit SAS. If you were previously
using 32-bit SAS, you will need to migrate your formats catalogs, if you have any, to 64-bit
SAS. This is also an issue if you need to share SAS formats catalogs with someone else who
uses 32-bit SAS.
Reading Excel or Access data created using 32-bit Office into 64-bit SAS requires SAS PC
Files Server. Any SAS code you used in the past to import Excel or Access files to 32-bit SAS
will need to be modified for use with 64-bit SAS. Make sure you have a recent version of
Microsoft Access database engine. PC Files Server may hang if used with old Microsoft
Access Database engine! See section on PC Files Server for more information.
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Before you Start
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Get the SAS Installation Data (SID) file appropriate your SAS software use. Email
[email protected], call 413-545-9730, or go to the OIT Help Center, in
LGRC A109. For email, you must use a valid UMASS email account. You will be
required to sign the site license agreement.
Log on to your computer with Administrator privileges.
Close all programs, including Anti-Virus and Firewall programs. The System
Requirements Wizard may require you to restart your computer, possibly several times.
Due to the recent proliferation of internet viruses, you might want to unplug your internet
connection while your Anti-Virus programs are disabled.
Creating the SAS Software Depot
When you get the email with your SAS Installation Data (license) file, download the
corresponding sas software file.
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Extract the entire zip file to C:\ to create your SAS Software Depot. If you’re using a
domain-joined machine, do not extract to C:\Users.
After extraction you should have a C:\SAS94_NNwNNType folder (where NNwNN is the
SAS revision number, Type is TR or Admin). This is your SAS Software Depot.
Store your SID file in the sid_files folder within the SAS Software Depot. If you have to
copy/paste it, use a straight text editor, such as Notepad, and save the file with .txt
extension.
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Installing SAS Software from the SAS Software Depot
1. Start SAS Software Installation: Navigate to the SAS Software Depot directory. Right-click
setup.exe and choose Run as Administrator. After the Select Language screen, it may take 5 or
more minutes to get to the Select Deployment Task screen. Please be patient.
2. Select Deployment Task screen: Select Install SAS Software. Click Next.
3. Review Required Updates: Click Next.
4. Specify SAS Home screen: C:\Program Files\SASHome is the default installation location on
systems that do not have previous SAS 9.3 or SAS 9.4 installations. If you do have previous
installations, the default will be C:\Program Files\SASHome2. SAS 9.4 must be installed in a new
location from previous versions of SAS.
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5. Select Deployment Type
Select "Install SAS Foundation and Related Software".
6. Select Products to Install screen: Don’t accept the default selection! SAS Foundation (not SAS
Foundation Services) is the only product you must select. If you’re installing 64-bit SAS and have 32-bit
Office, be sure to select SAS PC Files Serverl. It is needed for reading and writing Excel and Access
files. See section SAS Access Interface to PC Files for more information. All other products are
optional. Leaving them selected will result in wasting a lot of hard disk space.
7. Select SAS Foundation Products:
Select the products you wish to install. De-select SAS Enterprise Miner, SAS Text Analytics
Common Components and SAS Text Miner, unless you really plan to use these. Click Next.
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8. Specify SAS Installation Data File screen: If you stored your SID file (license) in the
Software Depot's sid_files folder, the Deployment Wizard will locate it automatically. If not,
browse to your saved SID file. The name of your license file (and the expiration dates displayed),
will differ from the example shown below.
9. Language Support: Click Clear All, to remove all foreign languages, leaving English as the
default. Click Next.
10. Select Regional Settings: Click Next
11. SAS PC Files Server System Service Option: This screen only appears if you selected
SAS PC Files Server in step 6. Start Service Now and Automatically when Windows Starts
option is recommended.
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12. SAS PC Files Server Port: This screen only appears if you selected SAS PC Files Server
in step 6. The default port, 9621, is recommended. See section SAS Access Interface to PC
Files for more information on this choice.
13. Checking system: You may be prompted to restart your machine. If so, checking will
continue after the restart, but there may be a long wait with nothing on screen. Please be patient.
After successful check, click Next.
14. Deployment Summary screen displays the products selected for installation for final
approval. Click Start to begin deployment. If your system requires updates, follow the
instructions. You may need to restart the system after system updates. Deployment may take
half an hour or more to complete.
15. Deployment Complete screen: There should be a green check next to each item to indicate
successful software installation.
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SAS/Access Interface to PC Files
The Excel and Access engines of SAS/Access Interface to PC Files are used to import and
export files from/to Microsoft Excel or Access. These engines require that SAS and Microsoft
Office be of the same bit type. When they are not, you can use SAS PC Files Server to negotiate
file exchange between 64-bit SAS and 32-bit Microsoft Office data (Excel or Access). Warning:
PC Files Server sometimes hangs when importing over a network drive if you do not have a
recent version of Microsoft Access Database engine. To get the latest version, go to
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13255. At Download, select
AccessDatabaseEngine.exe, NOT AccessDatabaseEngine_64.exe.
How to tell whether your Office is 32-bit or 64-bit: If you have Office 2007 or earlier, it is 32bit. If you have Office 2010, Open one of your Office products, such as Excel. Select Help on the
left. Look under About Excel on the right. It will display the version and bits of your Office
product.
SAS
Office
Use PC Files Server?
32-bit
32-bit
No
64-bit
64-bit
No
64-bit
32-bit
Yes
If you have 64-bit Windows and 32-bit Office, you can either:
• install SAS 9.3, 32-bit - in this case your SAS will run as a 32-bit application, and PC file
import/export will work as in previous SAS releases.
• install SAS 9.4, 64-bit - this will take advantage of your 64-bit operating system, but in
order to exchange files between SAS and Office you must select PC Files Server in step
6 of your SAS installation. Further, you will need to modify any existing PROC IMPORT
code to use the EXCELCS and ACCESSCS engines instead of the EXCEL and ACCESS
engines. If you use the LIBNAME and SET statements to import Office files, you must
use the PCFILE engine. (Note that PC Files Server installed is 32-bit. It needs to match
the installed Office, not SAS or your operating system. )
SAS PC Files Server is a Windows service that starts automatically. If you install SAS PC Files
server using the recommended default port (9621), you do not need to specify the port or server
options. See http://support.sas.com/kb/43/802.html for more about using SAS PC Files Server.
Example 1: Import Excel file from 32-bit Office to 64-bit SAS. Note use of EXCELCS.
PROC IMPORT OUT= WORK.test
DATAFILE= "drive:\path\test.xls"
DBMS=EXCELCS REPLACE;
*Use EXCELCS, not EXCEL;
SHEET="sheetname$";
RUN;
Example 2: Import Access file from 32-bit Office to 64-bit SAS. Note use of ACCESSCS.
PROC IMPORT OUT= WORK.test2
TABLE= "tablename"
DBMS=ACCESSCS REPLACE;
*use ACCESSCS, not ACCESS;
DATABASE="drive:\path\test2.accdb";
RUN;
Example 3: Import Access file from 32-bit Office to 64-bit SAS using LIBNAME. Note use of
PCFILE engine.
libname in pcfiles path="drive:\path\test2.accdb";
data test2;
set in.tablename;
* (Access table name must be valid SAS name) ;
run;
libname in clear;
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Post Installation
SAS Institute regularly issues Hot Fixes. If you encounter a problem that you believe is a software
bug, be sure to check the Hot Fix website to see whether a fix has been issued. For instructions
on installing and downloading the latest Service Packs or other Hot Fixes, go to
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/93p2_home.html
SAS Help and Documentation and HTML output from the Output Delivery System require Firefox
6 (32-bit), or Internet Explorer 9 (32-bit) using Windows 7, and Firefox 6 or Internet Explorer 10
using for Window 8.
If you are new to SAS, consider registering for SAS e-Learning - a set of online, self-paced
lessons, designed to introduce SAS programming to new users, or more advanced techniques to
those with some experience. SAS e-Learning requires you to register at the e-Learning website.
Information needed to register for the products included with the University site license is
available on request. Contact [email protected].
Other sources of self-instruction are listed at
http://www.umass.edu/statdata/software
From the SAS Help Menu:
• SAS Help and Documentation: this is the full documentation. There is a section on
"What's New in 9.4".
• Getting Started with SAS Software → New SAS Programmer Quick Start Guide (in
the drop-down choices in the middle of right panel). This is for users with programming
background, who are new to SAS programming.
• Getting Started with SAS Software → Experienced SAS Programmer Resource
Guide (in the drop-down choices in the middle of right panel). This is for experienced
SAS users who want a quick introduction to what's new.
Installation Qualification Tool
If you have any doubt about the success of your SAS installation, you can use the Installation
Qualification Tool.
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To start Installation Qualification, click
Start→Programs →SAS → Utilities →SAS Installation Qualification Tool
Recovering Disk Space
After successful installation, you can delete the downloaded zip file, and regain about 22GB of
disk space. Do NOT delete the extracted SAS Software Depot, which is useful if you ever need
to modify your installed products.
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SAS Products Included in UMASS Site License
SAS Foundation Education Analytic Suite total disk space, about 15-25 GB depending on
products selected. The SAS Software Depot is an additional 20GB, approximately.
Product
Base SAS
Disk
Space
(in MB)
1124
SAS/ACCESS
SAS/AF
37
6
SAS/ASSIST
SAS/CONNECT
SAS/EIS
SAS/ETS
SAS/FSP
52
7
82
127
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Product
Disk
Space (in
MB)
Product
Disk
Space (in
MB)
SAS Enterprise
Guide
SAS/GIS
SAS/Graph Map
data sets
SAS/GRAPH
62
1300
SAS/OR
SAS PC Files
Server
SAS/QC
SAS/STAT
86
450
SAS/IML
38
2047
83
210
e-Learning Training
University of Massachusetts SAS site license includes 8 online e-Learning training products. In
order to use these, you will be required to register at the SAS website and activate the e-Learning
products. To get the activation code, contact Irene Dzioba, [email protected].
The e-Learning courses are:
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SAS e-Learning: SAS Programming Introduction: Basic Concepts
SAS e-Learning: SAS Programming I: Essentials
SAS e-Learning: SAS Programming II: Data Manipulation Techniques
SAS e-Learning: SAS Programming III: Advanced Techniques and Efficiencies
SAS e-Learning: SAS Macro Language I: Essentials
SAS e-Learning: Querying and Reporting Using SAS Enterprise Guide
SAS e-Learning: SAS Enterprise Guide 1: Querying and Reporting
SAS e-Learning: SAS SQL I: Essentials
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