Installation Instructions for Hot Fix E61001

Windows


*** Please see the disclaimer regarding this experimental fix at the bottom of this page. ***


Hot fix E61001 addresses issue(s) in SAS Strategy Management Mid-Tier 5.2_M1 on Windows.


IMPORTANT NOTES

  1. You must have SAS Strategy Management Mid-Tier 5.2_M1 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.


INSTALLATION

The installer downloaded is E61001wn.exe.
  1. Select Start > Run and enter cmd to invoke a command prompt.

  2. Change your directory to the location where E61001wn.exe was saved (c:\temp in the following example) and enter the following
    C:\temp> E61001wn.exe -alwaysoverwrite
    to invoke the SAS Maintenace Install Tool. The wizard will guide you through the application of the hot fix. Accept the defaults, select ‘Start Install’ when prompted, and be sure to select ‘Finish’ when you are prompted with ‘Installation Complete’.


See the Maintenance Installation Tool (MIT) documentation for more details on the installation of hot fixes.

This completes the installation of E61001. You must perform any "Post-Installation Instructions" documented below to successfully complete the deployment of this hot fix.


POST-INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Updates to the SAS Strategy Management Mid-Tier 5.2_M1 provided in this hot fix require that Web Applications be rebuilt and redeployed. If this component is installed on Windows, follow the steps below to rebuild and redeploy the web application:

Re-build Web Application

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

1. Invoke the SAS Deployment Manager 9.2

From the SASDeploymentManager directory launch config.exe.
SAS Deployment Manager is installed in the following default location:

<SASHOME>\SASDeploymentManager\9.2

2. Select a language in the Choose Language box

3. Select Rebuild Web Applications

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

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

6. Select SAS Strategy Management Mid-Tier 5.2 as the Web Application to rebuild

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

8. Select Finish when the deployment is complete

This process will update the SAS Strategy Management Mid-Tier 5.2_M1 ear in

<SASCONFIGDIR>\Web\Staging
A backup of the original ear file will be placed in the directory
<SASCONFIGDIR>\Web\Staging\Backup
Re-deploy Web Application

1. Re-deploy the web application using WebLogic Admin console.

To deploy this application it is important to deploy from <SASCONFIGDIR>\Web\Staging\exploded\sas.strategymanagement5.2.ear. Also verify that in the settings overview tab for sas.strategymanagement5.2.ear that the deployment order is set to 110.



This completes the deployment of hot fix E61001 on Windows.



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