Installation Instructions for Hot Fix Z53001

Linux for x64


Hot fix Z53001 addresses the issue(s) in SAS Visual Scenario Designer 6.3_M1 on Linux for x64 as documented in the Issue(s) Addressed section of the hot fix download page:

http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/Z53.html#Z53001


The hot fix downloaded, Z53001pt.zip, contains the updated files required to address the documented issues.
Do NOT extract the contents of Z53001pt.zip. The hot fix installation process will extract the contents as needed.


IMPORTANT NOTES

  1. You must have SAS Visual Scenario Designer 6.3_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.

  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.


INSTALLATION

The Z53001 hot fix for SAS Visual Scenario Designer 6.3_M1 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 Z53001pt.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 will update the web application deployed to your application server.

Step 1: Stop SAS Services
For information about stopping and restarting the server, depending on your operating system, see Chapter 6 “Operating Your Servers” in SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide.

Step 2: Re-build Web Applications

This process will update the SAS Visual Scenario Designer war in 

	<CONFIGDIR>/Lev1/Web/Staging.

and a backup of the original war file will be placed in the 

	<CONFIGDIR>/Lev1/Web/Staging/Backup directory.
In order for this step to execute correctly, the Metadata Server must be running.
**Note: SDM will start it for you if it is not running.

2.1 Invoke the SAS Deployment Manager 9.4

From the SASDeploymentManager directory launch sasdm.sh. The default installation path for the SAS Deployment Manager is 

	<SASHOME>/SASDeploymentManager/9.4
2.2 Select a language in the Choose Language box

2.3 Select Rebuild Web Applications

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

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

2.6 Select Visual Scenario Designer 6.3 as the Web Application to Rebuild

2.7 Verify the information on the Summary screen and select Start

2.8 Select Finish when the deployment is complete

Step 3: Unzip the new war file from the staging location to the SAS Visual Scenario Designer deployment area.

3.1 Locate the war file for SAS Visual Scenario Designer in the staging directory: 

	<CONFIGDIR>/Lev1/Web/Staging/sas.visualscenariodesigner.war
3.2 Unzip the war file created to the SAS Visual Scenario Designer deployment within SASServer7.

For example, mv the old war up one directory

	mv <CONFIGDIR>/Lev1/Web/WebAppServer/SASServer7_1/sas_webapps/sas.visualscenariodesigner.war ~/
Then upzip the new war file to the SASServer7_1 deployment directory. 
	unzip <CONFIGDIR>/Lev1/Web/Staging/sas.visualscenariodesigner.war -d  <CONFIGDIR>/Lev1/Web/WebAppServer/SASServer7_1/sas_webapps/sas.visualscenariodesigner.war
Step 4: Delete the work directory in SASServer7 
	rm -rf <CONFIGDIR>/Lev1/Web/WebAppServer/SASServer7_1/work
Step 5: Delete the contents of the temp directory in SASServer7 
	rm -rf <CONFIGDIR>/Lev1/Web/WebAppServer/SASServer7_1/temp/*
Step 6: Clear your browser cache
Please follow the instructions at the following link to clear your browser cache 
   http://java.com/en/download/help/webcache.xml

Step 8: Restart SAS Services

For information about stopping and restarting the server, depending on your operating system, see Chapter 6 “Operating Your Servers” in SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide.



This completes the installation of hot fix Z53001 on Linux for x64.


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