SAS 9.3 Guide to Software Updates

30 Chapter 5 / Frequently Asked Questions
post-configuration steps for products at your site. To estimate how long it will take to
apply a maintenance release, identify the steps in the “Product-Specific Details and
Post-Configuration Requirements” part that you need to complete.
How Can I Optimize the Download of a
Maintenance Release?
If you created a SAS Software Depot for SAS 9.3, it is recommended that you download
the maintenance release for SAS 9.3 to this depot. When you download a maintenance
release for SAS 9.3 to an existing SAS 9.3 Software Depot, only the files that were
updated in the maintenance release will be downloaded. If you download the
maintenance release to a new SAS Software Depot, then all files in the SAS 9.3 release
must be downloaded.
Can I Add New Products While Applying
a Maintenance Release?
In addition to the updates from a maintenance release, your software order might
include products that you are adding to your current deployment. Before you install any
new products, you must apply any maintenance releases or product upgrades. After
these software updates are applied, you restart the SAS Deployment Wizard to add any
new products. For more information, see “Adding a New Product” on page 76.
How Do I Know If the Maintenance
Release Installed Successfully?
To confirm that the maintenance release installed successfully, review the Installation
section of the Deployment Summary. For more information, see “The Deployment
Summary for the Installation” on page 65.