Installation Instructions for Hot Fix A4I017

64-bit Enabled Solaris


Hot fix A4I017 addresses the issue(s) in SAS Middle Tier 9.4_M4 as documented in the Issue(s) Addressed section of the hot fix download page:

https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/A4I.html#A4I017


A4I017 is a "container" hot fix that contains the following "member" hot fixes which will update the software components as needed.

A4J015  updates  SAS Configuration Manager 9.4_M4
A5P015  updates  SAS Foundation Services 9.4_M4
A4K015  updates  SAS Intelligence Platform Object Framework 9.4_M4
A4H015  updates  SAS Web Infrastructure Platform 9.4_M4

See What is a container hot fix? in the Hot Fix FAQ for more information about container hot fixes.


Before applying this hot fix, follow the instructions in SAS Note 35968 to generate a SAS Deployment Registry report, then verify that the appropriate product releases are installed on your system. The release number information in the Registry report should match the 'member' release number information provided above for the software components installed on each machine in your deployment.

The hot fix downloaded, A4I017pt.zip, includes the updates required for all components listed above on all applicable operating systems. To apply this hot fix on multiple machines, you can either save A4I017pt.zip on each machine or save it in a network location that is accessible to all machines.

Do NOT extract the contents of A4I017pt.zip. The hot fix installation process will extract the contents as needed.


IMPORTANT NOTES

  1. Files delivered in this hot fix will be backed up during the installation process. However, it is good general practice to back up your system before applying updates to software.

  2. You must have Administrator Privileges on your CLIENT or SERVER machine.

  3. All currently active SAS sessions, daemons, spawners and servers must be terminated before applying this hot fix.

  4. This hot fix should be installed using the same userid who performed the initial software installation.

  5. CONFIGURATION: No automatic configuration scripting is included for this hot fix. If you have previously configured software installed, the SAS Deployment Manager may present a screen where you will see "Apply SAS Hot Fixes" and "Configure SAS Hot Fixes" options. On this screen, you must ensure that the "Configure SAS Hot Fix" option is *not* selected. If this option is automatically selected, please de-select it prior to proceeding with the SAS Deployment Manager Screens. Failure to do so could have unintended consequences when applying this hot fix.


INSTALLATION

Hot Fix A4I017 must be installed on each machine where the updated components of the product, listed above, are installed. During the installation process you may see references to all operating systems for which updates are provided in the hot fix. The installation process will determine the operating system and which component(s) of SAS Middle Tier 9.4_M4 require updating on the machine. See SAS Note 44810 for more details.

The hot fix will be applied using the SAS Deployment Manager. By default, the SAS Deployment Manager will search in the <SASHOME>/InstallMisc/HotFixes/New directory for hot fixes to be applied, but will also prompt for a location if you have downloaded hot fixes to a different directory.

After downloading A4I017pt.zip, follow the instructions for applying hot fixes in the SAS Deployment Wizard and SAS Deployment Manager 9.4: User's Guide.

Please review the CONFIGURATION Important Note above concerning proper selection of the "Configure SAS Hot Fix" option in the SAS Deployment Manager.


The hot fix installation process generates the log file

<!SASHOME>/InstallMisc/InstallLogs/IT_date-and-time-stamp.log
for example, IT_2011-10-31-13.18.21.log. Each attempt to apply a hot fix results in the creation of a new log file giving detailed information regarding the installation process.

Postexec log files are created after the installation is completed and identifies the files that were added, backed up, changed and removed. These log files include the 'member' hot fix id in the name of the file and are also written to the <!SASHOME>/InstallMisc/InstallLogs directory. There is one postexec log for each 'member' hot fix applied (member hot fixes are listed at the top of these instructions).


The content of this hot fix is listed in the hot fix manifest.


Hot Fix Post Installation steps to Rebuild and Redeploy Web Applications

SAS Security Updates for SAS Middle Tier

The following instruction applies only for environments running SAS 9.4 M6 or earlier:

SAS Security Updates are applied during the initial installation of your software. In order to maintain the latest level of security offered by SAS, security updates should be applied and/or re-applied after any changes to your software, including installation of hot fixes. The current SAS Security Updates for all releases of SAS are available at https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/SAS_Security_Updates.html. Please re-apply security updates in accordance with the SAS Security Updates and Hot Fixes document available on the SAS Security Updates web page.

This hot fix requires post-installation steps that will update the web application deployed to your application server. Follow the steps below to rebuild and redeploy your web application.


  1. Rebuild Web Applications

    NOTE: In order for this step to execute correctly, the Metadata Server must be running.

    1. If you are installing this hot fix on a UNIX system, set the DISPLAY environment variable.
      For example:
      $ export DISPLAY=<displayname>:0

    2. Invoke the SAS Deployment Manager 9.4

      UNIX:
      From the SASDeploymentManager directory execute sasdm.sh.
      For example:

      $ cd <SASHOME>/SASDeploymentManager/9.4
      $ ./sasdm.sh

      PC:
      From the SASDeploymentManager directory launch sasdm.exe. The default installation path for the SAS Deployment Manager is C:\Program Files\SAS\SASDeploymentManager\9.4.

    3. Select a language in the Choose Language box

    4. Select Rebuild Web Applications

    5. Select Configuration Directory or Enter the Configuration Directory and Level that needs to be updated

    6. Specify Connection Information, including the sasadm User ID and Password

    7. Select the appropriate product as the Web Application to Rebuild

    8. Verify the information on the Summary screen and select Start

    9. Select Finish when the deployment is complete


    This process will update the appropriate wars in <CONFIGDIR>/Lev1/Web/Staging.

    A backup of the original war files will be placed in the <CONFIGDIR>/Lev1/Web/Staging/Backup directory.


  2. Redeploy Web Applications

    Redeploy the updated wars to the web application server. See SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform: Middle-Tier Administration Guide for more details.




This completes the installation of hot fix A4I017 on 64-bit Enabled Solaris.


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