Installation Instructions for Hot Fix K4X001

64-bit Enabled AIX


Hot fix K4X001 addresses the issue(s) in Platform Web Services for SAS 1.7 on 64-bit Enabled AIX as documented in the Issue(s) Addressed section of the hot fix download page:

https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/K4X.html#K4X001


The hot fix downloaded, K4X001pt.zip, contains the updated files required to address the documented issues.
Do NOT extract the contents of K4X001pt.zip. The hot fix installation process will extract the contents as needed.


IMPORTANT NOTES

  1. You must have Platform Web Services for SAS 1.7 installed on your system before applying this hot fix. Refer to SN-35968 for instructions on how to determine which product releases you have installed.

  2. 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.

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

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

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

  6. 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.

  7. The AIX file cache must be cleared to avoid encountering locked files while applying the hotfix. To clear the cache, run the /usr/sbin/slibclean command using the root user ID.


INSTALLATION

The K4X001 hot fix for Platform Web Services for SAS 1.7 will be installed 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 K4X001pt.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 content of this hot fix is listed in the hot fix manifest.


POST-INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Web Application Update

This hot fix requires steps that update the web application deployed to your application server.

  1. Rebuild the following web application:

  2. Re-start all SAS sessions, daemons, spawners and servers. For more information on the proper order for starting servers, go to SAS® 9.4 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide, Fourth Edition and review the section entitled "Starting, Stopping and Checking the Status of Servers".

  3. Redeploy the following web application:

For more information about how to rebuild and redeploy web applications, see the SAS® 9.4 Intelligence Platform, Middle-Tier Administration Guide, Chapter 8 Administering SAS Web Applications.


This completes the installation of hot fix K4X001 on 64-bit Enabled AIX.


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