SAS 9.3 Guide to Software Updates

upgrade all of the SAS software in a specific deployment whether that
deployment is on one machine or multiple machines.
o You cannot uninstall a maintenance release.
n Maintenance releases are cumulative. For example, the third maintenance release
contains all of the new features and enhancements from the first, second, and third
maintenance releases.
n Maintenance releases update the SAS software that is currently deployed at your
site.
n Before installing a maintenance release, back up your current SAS deployment.
Note: In general, SAS maintenance releases do not include any updates to DataFlux
products or to JMP products.
To access software updates for these products, see the following Web sites:
n the DataFlux Customer Care Portal at http://dataflux.com/Customer-Care-
Portal.aspx
n JMP Software Updates at http://www.jmp.com/support/downloads/
jmp_software_updates.shtml
Note: Beginning in SAS 9.3, the JMP Clinical, JMP Genomics, and SAS Visual Data
Discovery (for the desktop) products are installed and maintained with SAS
installers. These products no longer use a separate JMP installer.
The General Process for Software
Updates
The General Process for Software Updates 5
Regardless of whether you are upgrading to a new product release, applying a SAS
(Foundation) maintenance release, or applying a product-specific maintenance release,
the general process for updating the software at your site is the same.
1 Learn about the availability of new product releases or maintenance releases from
your SAS account representative, from the SAS Web site, or from this document.