SAS INSTALLATION GUIDE DepartmentofMathematicalSciencesBentleyUniversityVersion:November2013

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Table of Contents 

SASInstallationRequirements.........................................................................................................2

HowtoAccessSAS.................................................................................................................................2ToaccessVLABonaNon‐Bentleylaptop........................................................................................................3

HowtoInstallSAS.................................................................................................................................6

Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................................14

 

 

 

 

 

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SAS Installation Requirements  SAS9.3runsontheprofessionalversionsofWindows8,Windows7,VistaandXP.It

isalsocompatiblewithLinux.FormoreinformationgototheSASInstallCenter.

SAS9.3cannotberundirectlyonaMAC.ToinstallSASonMACcomputers,youmusthaveavirtualizationsoftwaresuchas“Parallels,”whichcanbepurchasedthroughBentleyatadiscountedpriceattheonlineBentleySoftwareCenter.WhenthesoftwareisinstalledandyouinstallWindowsonyourMAC(whichcanalsobedownloadedfromtheBentleySoftwareCenter),youcanproceedwiththeSASinstallationasyouwouldnormallyonaWindows.

Note:Determineifyourcomputerisrunninga32‐bitor64‐bitversionofthe

operatingsystem.SAS9.3isavailableinbotha32‐bitand64‐biteditionssomakesuretoinstallthecorrecteditionforoptimumperformance.

Also,besuretoupdateyourJavaenvironmentbeforeinstallingSAS,sothatthe

programinstallsproperly.IfyouhavetodownloadanupdatedversionofJava,besuretorestartyourcomputerforchangestotakeeffect,beforetheinstallation.

Makesurethatyouhavesufficientstoragespaceonyourcomputer.SAS9.3requires

about5gigabytesofdiskspace,justfortheinstallationfiles.Youwillneedadditionaldiskspaceforsmoothoperationoftheprogram.

How to Access SAS YoucanrunSASfromon‐campusPCs,installSASonyourBentley‐providedlaptop,oryoucaninstallSASonanon‐BentleylaptoporhomePC.A.RunningSASfromOn‐CampusPCsIfyouwouldliketouseSASoncampus,itisavailableonallofthecomputersintheCenterforMarketingTechnology(CMT)inMorisonHall,andthecomputerlabinLindsay.ItisalsoavailablethroughtheVirtualLab(VLAB),whichisBentley’sacademicapplicationserverandisaccessiblefromanyBentley‐maintainedPConcampus.B.InstallingSASonyourBentley‐providedLaptoporNon‐BentleyLaptoporPCIfyouwouldliketoinstallSASwhileonthecampus’network,youcaninstallitusingVLAB.IfyouwouldliketogothroughtheSASinstallationprocessoff‐campus,youcanalsoinstallitusingaSASinstallationflashdrivethatcanberentedoutfromtheBentleyLibrary.

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To access VLAB on a Non‐Bentley laptop Followthestepsbelow:ClickthecomputericononyourPC

SelectMapanetworkdrive

SelecttheP:driveandtypein\\vlab.bentley.edu\vlab95$andchecktheboxreconnectatlogin.Selectconnectusingadifferentusername.

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Connectwithusernameblue\yourusernameandyournetworkpassword.

SelectFinish

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Laststep,openthenewnetdrive:Vlab,andinstallSAS.

 

ClickonSAS9.3icontoinstallSASonyourcomputer

Note:1.PleaseupdateyourJavaenvironmentonyourcomputerbeforeyouinstallSAS;2.Iftheinstallationprocessfailedandyouwanttoretry.PleasegotocontrolpaneltoremoveSAScompletelybeforeyouretry.

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How to Install SAS Followtheinstructionsbelow:

WhenyouclicktheSAS9.3iconinVLABorafterinsertingtheflashdrive,thefollowingwindowwillpopup.Click“yes”toallowtheinstallationtoproceed.

Thewindowbelowwillappear.Ittakesatleast10secondsormorefortheSAS

DeploymentWizardtofireup.

ChoosethelanguageforrunningSAS.

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IndicatethelocationwhereyouwanttheSASsoftwaretobeinstalledonyourmachine.

SelectInstallSASFoundationandRelatedSoftwareandclicknext.

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Selecttheproductsthatyouwanttoinstallandclicknext.Thecomponentsthatareautomaticallycheckedaretheonesthataremostcommonlyused.

Specifyadditionalproductstoinstallandclicknext.Again,thecomponentsautomaticallycheckedaretheonesmostcommonlyused.

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IndicatethelocationofyourInstallationDataFile.IfyouhaveavalidInstallationDataFile,youwillseeawindowsimilartotheonebelowwiththerightexpirationdate.

ClickNext.

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ClickNext.

SelectUsetherecommendedJavaRuntimeEnvironmentandclicknext.

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ClickNext.

TheDeploymentWizardwillnowcheckyoursystemtomakesurethatitisreadyforSAStobeinstalled.Ifthesystemisready,thewindowshouldlookliketheonebelow.

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Tobegintheinstallationprocess,clickStart.Itmaytakeabout20to30minutesforthewholeinstallationprocesstocomplete.

Aftersuccessfulinstallationofallthecomponents,youwillseegreencheckmarksnexttoeachonewiththelastonecalled,“InstallPostProcessing.”ClickNext.

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Selectthesupportoptionyouwant.

ClickonFinishandyoushouldhaveSAS9.3installedonyourcomputer.

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Troubleshooting  IssueinstallingSASsoftware:

MakesureyourJavaenvironmentisupdatedbeforeinstallingSASsoftware.

IfinstallingSASonaMAC(usingParallels),makesurethatyouhaveallofyoursoftwareupdated,includingtheupdatedversionsofyourMicrosoftprograms.

Ifyouneedtoreinstallsoftwareinthecasethatsomethinggoeswrong,makesure

tofirstuninstallitcompletely.UninstallingSASfromtheControlPanelWILLNOTdeleteitcompletely.AlsouninstallitbygoingtotheC:/drive,thenclicking“ProgramFiles”,andthendeletingthe“SAShome”folder.Then,restartyourcomputer.

IssueimportingexcelfileintoSAS:

Ifyouareusinga64‐bitversionofSAS,youmayhaveanissueimportingexcelfilesintoprogramsuccessfully.Ifthisisthecase,resaveexcelfileintoa.csvformatandreimport.

Ifyouareusinga64‐bitversionofSAS,buthave32‐bitMicrosoftOfficefiles,youwillhavetodownloadandinstalltheSAS9.3PCfilesserverinordertoconvertthemtoSAS64‐bitfiles.Formoreinfo:http://support.sas.com/kb/43/802.html

Foradditionalresources:http://support.sas.com/documentation/installcenter/93/win/index.html