Installation Instructions for Hot Fix D64003

Windows for x64


Hot fix D64003 addresses the issue(s) in SAS Warranty Analysis 4.3 on Windows for x64 as documented in the Issue(s) Addressed section of the hot fix download page:

http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/D64.html#D64003


D64003 is a "container" hot fix that contains the following "member" hot fixes which will update the software components as indicated. See the Container Hot Fixes section in the Maintenance Install Tool (MIT) Usage Guide for more information about container hot fixes.

D65003 for SAS Warranty Analysis Client 4.3
D72002 for SAS Warranty Analysis Logical Types 4.3
D66003 for SAS Warranty Analysis Mid-Tier 4.3
D67002 for SAS Warranty Analysis Server 4.3
E11001 for SAS Warranty Analysis Server Configuration 4.3

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 software components and release numbers should match the list of software components updated by the individual hot fix installers.


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.


INSTALLATION

This hot fix must be installed on each machine where the updated components of the product, listed above, are installed. The installation process will determine which components of SAS Warranty Analysis 4.3 are installed on each machine, and apply the appropriate updates.

If the updated components of this product are installed on multiple operating systems, you must download the hot fix for the appropriate operating system(s) and follow the installation instructions provided to complete the deployment of this hot fix.

The installer downloaded is D64003x6.exe.

When downloading SAS 9.2 hot fix packages, you must choose to Save the hot fix to disk, then execute the install from the saved location. Attempting to install a hot fix directly from the download page results in the error documented in SAS Note 37104.

This will initiate the installation wizard, which will guide you through the hot fix installation process.

Note: If your Windows operating system is Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008, it may be necessary to "right-click" D64003x6.exe and select "Run as administrator".

See the Maintenance Install Tool (MIT) Usage Guide for more details on the installation of hot fixes.

This completes the installation of D64003. You must perform any "Post-Installation Instructions" documented below to successfully complete the deployment of this hot fix.


POST-INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

For each product installed, click the link to be redirected to post-installation instructions.

D65003 for SAS Warranty Analysis Client 4.3
D72002 for SAS Warranty Analysis Logical Types 4.3
D66003 for SAS Warranty Analysis Mid-Tier 4.3
D67002 for SAS Warranty Analysis Server 4.3
E11001 for SAS Warranty Analysis Server Configuration 4.3


D65003 for SAS Warranty Analysis Client 4.3

The installation of the hot fix to the SAS Warranty Analysis Client assumes that the client is installed in

C:\Program Files\SAS\
If the client is installed in a location other than C:\Program Files\SAS, the file
<SASHOME>\SASWarrantyAnalysisClient\4.3\configuration\config.ini
must be manually modified. All occurences of
C:\Program Files\SAS\
must be changed the location to where the client is installed. You should confirm that the SASVersionedJarRepository paths are correct for your installation.


D72002 for SAS Warranty Analysis Logical Types 4.3

NONE


D66003 for SAS Warranty Analysis Mid-Tier 4.3

Web application Update

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


Step 1: Re-build Web Applications

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

1.1 Invoke the SAS Deployment Manager 9.2

From the SASDeploymentManager directory launch config.exe. The default installation path for the SAS Deployment Manager is

C:\Program Files\SAS\SASDeploymentManager\9.2

1.2 Select a language in the Choose Language box

1.3 Select Rebuild Web Applications

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

1.5 Specify Connection Information, including the sasadm User ID and Password

1.6 Select SAS Warranty Analysis Mid-Tier 4.3 as the Web Application to Rebuild

1.7 Verify the information on the Summary screen and select Start

1.8 Select Finish when the deployment is complete


This process will update the Customer Intelligence Core ear in <CONFIGDIR>\Lev1\Web\Staging. A backup of the original ear file will be placed in the Backup directory.


Step 2: Re-deploy Web Applications

Follow the steps provided for your initial Solution deployment to re-deploy the updated ear to your web application.


D67002 for SAS Warranty Analysis Server 4.3

NOTE: The following steps need not be performed if you have already done so during previous installation of SAS Warranty Analysis 4.3 hotfix.

Step 1: Enable 'Allow XCMD' option
'Allow XCMD' option must be turned ON for SAS Pooled Workspace Server and SAS Stored Process Server being used by SAS Warranty Analysis. Perform the following steps to schieve this:

1.1 Open SAS Management Console 9.2 and specify the connection information

1.2 Expand Server Manager, expand SASApp, expand SASApp - Logical Pooled Workspace Server

1.3 Right mouse click SASApp - Pooled Workspace Server and click on Properties

1.4 In Options tab, click on Advanced Options

1.5 In Launch Properties tab, enable Allow XCMD option

1.6 Click OK twice

1.7 Repeat steps 1.3 to 1.6 for SASApp - Stored Process Server

SAS Object Spawner service must be restarted for the above option to take effect.


Step 2: Copy node refresh scripts

2.1 Copy exec_nr.sas from
     <SASHOME>\SASFoundation\9.2\wrtyanlmva\sasmisc\batch\exec to
    <CONFIGDIR>\Lev1\Applications\SASWarrantyAnalysis4.3\batch\exec

2.2 Copy start_NR.bat from
    <SASHOME>\SASWarrantyAnalysisServerConfiguration\4.3\Config\Deployment\batch to
    <CONFIGDIR>\Lev1\Applications\SASWarrantyAnalysis4.3\batch


Step 3: Update SAS Warranty Analysis Metadata

3.1 Start an interactive SAS session as the user who performed the install.

3.2 Copy swa43_hotfix2.sas from <SASHOME>\SASFoundation\9.2\misc\wrtyanlmva\install to <CONFIGDIR>\Lev1\Applications\SASWarrantyAnalysis4.3\install

3.3 Open <CONFIGDIR>\Lev1\Applications\SASWarrantyAnalysis4.3\install\swa43_hotfix2.sas

3.4 Review the contents of this program to ensure that the updates provided do not interfere with any prior configuration choices – paying particular attention to the last 2 updates, as these have localization implications. Instructions are in the file

3.5 Run the code to update SAS Warranty Analysis Metadata, checking the log for errors

3.6 Close the interactive SAS session


E11001 for SAS Warranty Analysis Server Configuration 4.3

NONE


This completes the installation of hot fix D64003 on Windows for x64.