HowtoInstallSASforStat537-571

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How to Install SAS 9.3 for Windows

OIT Research Computing SupportCustomized by Dr. Schmidhammer

SAS is a powerful program that does both statistics and data graphics. You must purchase a SAS license, butMicrosoft Windows or Linux users can download SAS itself from http://oit.utk.edu/software under Downloads. Toobtain the license file, contact the UTK Computer Store at (865) 974-2930. If you have a slow connection to theInternet, you can purchase a DVD (4 disks) version of SAS from the UC Computer store. Seehttp://utbookstore.tennessee.edu/uccs for more details such as location and hours.

If you are installing SAS on a single computer, this guide should be all you will need. Please make sure to followthe instructions provided on this document. Failure to do so will delay the installation process considerably and insome cases you might have to uninstall and re-install again. We provide installation assistance to the UTcommunity at all campuses. Please report any questions or problems with software installations to the OITHelpDesk at 974-9900 from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. or submit a ticket athttp://help.utk.edu.

Also, at the Knoxville campus, most students, faculty, and staff researchers can receive up to 10 hours of freeassistance each semester with determining sample sizes, designing surveys and deploying them on web pages,

scanning and scoring Scan Forms, acquiring and managing data, analyzing data or text, visualizing data throughinteractive or presentation graphics, and interpreting the results. Our walk-in and phone support hours are usuallyfour hours per day and they are listed each semester at http://oit.utk.edu/research/schedule.html. We also offertraining in SAS each semester. See http://oit.utk.edu/training.php for details. For our other services, seehttp://oit.utk.edu/research for details.

This software must be used only for university related work. You may place a secondary copy on a home computeror a laptop so long as only one copy is in use at a given time. If your analysis benefits any outside organization, youneed to purchase a separate commercial license even if you do not charge that organization. Commercial licensesare available directly from SAS Institute at (919) 677-8000. They cost around $6,000 for the first year and half thatfor following years.

Separate server versions of SAS are also available for university related work. The server Analysis.utk.edu can run

SAS as if it were installed on your computer. See http://analysis.utk.edu for details.

Supported Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher (32 or 64 bit) Professional, Media Center (notHome Edition)

Microsoft Windows Vista (32 or 64 bit) Ultimate, Business, Enterprise (notHome Editions)

Microsoft Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit) Home Premium, Enterprise, Ultimate, and Professional

Microsoft Windows Server (32 or 64 bit) 2003 family for x64, 2008 family for x64

Linux (32 bit): Officially, only Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and 6, and SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 aresupported.

Computer Prerequisites

Intel or Intelcompatible Pentium 4 class processor (minimum required)

At least 512 MB ram; at least 512 MB swap space. Windows Vista Business and Enterprise Editions at least 1 GB ram and at least 1 GB swapfile.

Screen resolution must be at least 800x600 with at least 256 colors.

A file system that supports long filenames; NTFS is recommended for Windows users.

Disk space of 10 GB (at least 20 GB is required until the installation is complete).

You can find a complete list of requirements at http://support.sas.com/resources/sysreq/index.html
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Installing SAS on Windows

1. Set aside four hours for this installation. However, if your operating system is very current it may take lesstime.

2. We recommended you exit all other applications before beginning, especially antivirus software. Also, theinstallation may reboot your machine several times. You can also speed the reboot process by providing yourpassword when the installation program asks for it.

3. If you already have a previous release of SAS on your computer, you do not need to uninstall it.

4. The first step towards installation is to create a SAS software depot. The depot is just a folder containing allthe installation files. We recommend using C:\SAS Software Depot.

Creating a depot from DVDsa. Insert the first disk into the drive. The media for Windows users should autoplay. If it does not, double-

click the setup.exe at the root of your DVD to start the SAS Deployment Wizard.

b. The SAS deployment wizard 9.2 window opens up and asks for a language. Select English as thelanguage.

c. Follow the instructions on-screen. At this point, it will ask you to either install SAS or to create a newdepot. Choose to create a new depot.

d. Follow the on-screen instructions and insert the other DVDs when it asks for them.

Creating a depot from the download areaa. The SAS files are saved as a zip file. If you are using Windows Vista or 7, you can unzip it without using

any external program. However, if you are using Windows XP, you will need the 7-zip program which isavailable for free from http://www.7-zip.org/. Download and install 7-zip.

b. Download SAS from http://web.utk.edu/software in the Downloads area. If you have a problem doing this,try a different browser. Internet Explorer 8 or Firefox work well.

c. Right-click on the SAS file you downloaded (sas9.2ts2m3-win32.zip for the 32-bit version, or sas9.2ts2m3-win64.zip for the 64-bit version) and select Extract All to unzip it to a folder named C:\SAS SoftwareDepot. If you see the message, Windows cant open this file, then you may have double-clicked on thefile instead of right-clicking.

d. Once you are sure you have created the depot correctly, delete the SAS file you downloaded to save space.

5. Once you have created the depot named C:\SAS Software Depot, go into that folder and click on Setup orSetup.exe. Thats the same file, but it may be displayed either way depending upon whether you haveWindows show you filename extensions.

6. If you are installing from an account that does not have administrative privileges, Windows will ask for anadministrator password at this point. Supply one to continue.

7. The SAS Installer will ask you to choose the language in which to view the SAS Deployment Wizard. Thisaffects only how the installation messages display, not how the SAS menus and messages will later appear.Choose the language you prefer.

8. It will ask you to specify your SAS Home Directory. We recommend keeping the location that it offers.

9. SAS Deployment type At this point, you should choose to install the SAS Foundation and RelatedSoftware which includes the current version of Enterprise Miner.


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10. You will want to choose Install SAS Foundation and Related Software.

a. In the Select Products to Install window, the following are to be selected:SAS Add-in for Microsoft OfficeSAS Deployment Tester ClientSAS Enterprise GuideSAS Foundation

SAS Integration Technologies ClientSAS ODS Graphics EditorSAS OnlineDoc for WindowsSAS Power and Sample SizeSAS XML MapperSAS/GRAPH ActiveX ControlSAS/GRAPH NV WorkshopSAS/IML Studio

When you have made your selection, clickNext.

b. Next, the Deployment Wizard will ask for the location of the SAS Installation Data File. This is the licensefile referred to earlier. If you are installing from the DVDs, you already have this file, and the correct

location of this file is already specified. If you are installing from the download, you will have beenemailed this file from the UT Computer Store. You should place this SID file at C:\SAS Software Depot\sid_files\. Place it inside the sid_files folder. Once this is done, clickBrowse on the Specify SASInstallation data file window and then point it to the SID file inside the sid_files folder. ClickNext.

c. Select your preferred language support and then clickNext.

d. Select the appropriate regional setting (for most this will be English (United States) [en_US]) and thenclickNext.

e. Select Use the recommended Java Runtime Environment and clickNext

f. If requested, you will need to specify the SAS Environments URL. If you intend to run any SASapplication server (so for example, Enterprise Miner) on your desktop, use the SAS Environments URLhttp://localhost:8080/SASLogon/sas-environment.xml, then clickNext.

g. If you are asked to specify a SAS Text Analytics Document Conversion host and port, clickNext.

h. The SAS Deployment Wizard will then begin checking your system if installation is possible. Assumingthere are no errors, clickNext.

i. You may be given a review of required additional components needed in order to complete the SASdeployment (most probably JBoss Application Server and Java Development Kit). If not, proceed to thenext step. If so, check the box labeled The Web Application Server and Java Development Kit will beinstalled on another machine and clickNext.

j. Click Start on the Deployment summary window.

k. Wait patiently. If all goes well and Install Post Processing completes successfully, clickNext.

l. You will be given the option to forward some information to SAS. Make your choice and clickNext.m. ClickFinish on the Additional resources window.

SAS OnDemand

SAS Enterprise Miner and Enterprise Guide can be run for faculty and students for free through the SAS Institutescloud computing solution called SAS OnDemand for Academics. For more information, seehttp://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/programs/soda-account-setup.html


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Training and Documentation

There are a number of ways to learn how to use SAS, including attending instructor- or computer-based training, orreading manuals or help files. We teach a training seminar in Enterprise Guide toward the beginning of eachsemester. You can also stop by Hoskins Library to get a one-on-one tutorial in the various ways to run SAS. Seeour walk-in schedule at http://oit.utk.edu/research for times were available.5/14/09. A comprehensive set of over70 manuals comes with SAS. Youll find them under the Help menu. These manuals are also available for printingin PDF format at http://support.sas.com/documentation/ .

News, Updates and RepairsTo help you keep abreast of new versions, updates and changes to our services, we have a listserv that sends newsout in email a few times per semester. You can read the latest copy and subscribe athttp://oit.utk.edu/research/news.php. Also, the SAS Institute maintains a web site that allows you to search forsolutions to problems and download updates to many of their products. You can look for solutions to knownproblems by going to http://support.sas.com, and searching the SAS Notes. SAS calls their software updates hotfixes and you can see if you need one by going to http://support.sas.com, choosing Software Downloads andselectingHot Fixes.

What to Do When SAS Expires

To ensure that SAS is paid for, it stops working or expires each year on May 15th. SAS will warn you in advance

by printing a message in the log window. You can renew your copy by purchasing another license. It will come

with instructions.

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