Installation instructions for hot fix M3A002 on Windows for x64

Installation Instructions for Hot Fix M3A002

Windows for x64

Hot fix M3A002 addresses the issue(s) in Threaded Kernel Metadata Component 9.4_M8 on Windows for x64 as documented in the Issue(s) Addressed section of the hot fix download page:

https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/M3A.html#M3A002

The hot fix downloaded, M3A002x6.zip, contains the updated files required to address the documented issues.
Do NOT extract the contents of M3A002x6.zip. The hot fix installation process will extract the contents as needed.

PRE-INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

If you are using a German language version of 94_M8 and you applied the M3A001 hot fix for Threaded Kernel Metadata Component 9.4_M8, the M3A002 hot fix will revert the name of "My Folder" to "Eigener Ordner". If you created any files in "My Folder", you must copy those files to a new location before you apply M3A002. Otherwise, your files will not be visible after this hot fix is applied.

IMPORTANT NOTES

You must have Threaded Kernel Metadata Component 9.4_M8 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.
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.
You must have Administrator Privileges on your CLIENT or SERVER machine.
All currently active SAS sessions, daemons, spawners and servers must be terminated before applying this hot fix.
This hot fix should be installed using the same userid who performed the initial software installation.
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

The M3A002 hot fix for Threaded Kernel Metadata Component 9.4_M8 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 M3A002x6.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

If you are using a German language version of 94_M8 and copied files from "My Folder" during PRE-INSTALLATION, you should copy those files back under "Eigener Ordner".