2 Administrator Guide for SAS 9.1.3 Foundation for Microsoft Windows
Installation Qualification Tool
The Installation Qualification Tool can be used to validate the SAS System installation image.
For more information about this tool, please see the SAS Installation Qualification Tools
User Guide.
After SAS is installed, both the Installation Qualification Tool and its User Guide are available
from Start > Programs (or All Programs on WinXP) > SAS > SAS 9.1 Utilities.
Two Starting Points for Deployment of Windows SAS
For an administrator, managing software deployment to multiple computers is an
increasingly challenging task. End users often have varying needs. While some users may be
capable of installing the software interactively, others may not.
As the number of machines increases, so does the desire to keep software installations
consistent and manageable. Often, you may not have easy access to end user computers, or it
may be too inefficient to install the software independently on each machine.
Additionally, these computers may require operating system updates, which in turn may
require several reboots before the installation process for SAS software even begins. To avoid
interrupting users, you may need to install the software when the user is not using the
machine.
To install SAS 9.1.3 Foundation in its simplest form, you can run the installation from the
SAS Setup Disk. This AutoPlay method is introduced below and described in more detail in
“Installing SAS from the SAS Setup Disk” on page 24.
If your SAS 9.
1.3 software installation is intended for multiple platforms, or if your software
mix requires post-installation configuration, the SAS Software Navigator (SSN) would be your
best choice. The SSN is designed for this type of deployment across a multiplatform and/or
multi-machine environment. For more information, please see “The SAS Software Navigator”
on page 3.
Which ev
er starting point you use for your Windows environment, the SAS 9.1.3 Foundation
installation toolset includes the SAS Administrator Wizard, the System Requirements Wizard,
and SAS Setup. For each tool, this guide describes the interactive use of the tool, and follows
with a discussion of how the tool can be used in unattended or Quiet Mode (where
applicable).
In a software update, these tools ensure that newer files will be placed in the same locations
as their predecessors. For the user, the result is a streamlined wizard sequence in which
certain windows are skipped. In addition, when new software is installed, SAS Setup checks to
see if updates are required. The Setup tool then applies any needed software as part of the
installation.
AutoPlay on the SAS Setup Disk
The SAS AutoPlay, which is launched when you insert the SAS Setup Disk, is the simplest
method for installing SAS 9.1.3 Foundation.
