SAS 9.3 Guide to Software Updates

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Metadata Management
When promoting metadata from a SAS 9.1.3 system, refer to “Special Considerations
for Promoting Content to SAS 9.3 from an Earlier SAS Version” in Chapter 21 of SAS
Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide.
The SAS Folders tree includes new virtual folders from which you can promote SAS
Application Server objects and security objects (including users, user groups, roles, and
access control templates). The virtual folders are represented by white folder icons.
They are called virtual folders because they do not actually store metadata objects.
SAS Framework Data Server
The SAS Table Server has been replaced by the SAS Framework Data Server. This
server is the default location for middle-tier data such as alerts, comments, and
workflows, as well as data for the SAS Content Server and SAS Service Parts
Optimization. The server is provided as an alternative to using a third-party DBMS. (The
server cannot be used as a general-purpose data store.)
SAS Deployment Tester Server
The SAS Deployment Tester Server is not started by default in SAS 9.3. If the server is
installed as a Windows service, it is set up to be started manually. On UNIX and z/OS
systems, the server is not included in the sas.servers script.
When you finish deploying, upgrading, or applying maintenance to SAS 9.3, the SAS
Deployment Tester Server is automatically started on each server-tier and middle-tier
machine so that you can test the newly installed components. After you perform these
initial tests, as a best practice, stop the server so that the resources will be available for
other processes. To run subsequent tests for troubleshooting or other purposes, you
can start the server as needed.
For more information, see “Using the Deployment Tester” in Chapter 7 of SAS
Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide.