Select Deployment Type

The Select Deployment Type page asks you if you intend to use a deployment plan for the installation and configuration of your software.

Perform a Planned Deployment
If your deployment includes a Metadata Server, SAS strongly recommends that you use a deployment plan to install and configure your SAS software. A deployment plan is a generic or customized set of instructions telling the SAS Deployment Wizard where to put pieces of your software order and how to configure them. Smaller deployments may use standard plans that can be chosen later in the SAS Deployment Wizard pages. Larger deployments may have customized plans that were created with the aid of SAS consultants. If you select this option, you should also identify which steps you wish to perform by checking either Install SAS Software, Configure SAS Software, or both.

Note: If you are attempting to install software from media, the Perform a Planned Deployment selection is unavailable. You must create a SAS Software Depot in order to perform a planned deployment.
Install SAS Foundation and related software
This option provides a quick installation of SAS Foundation and related software (such as SAS Enterprise Guide) without using a plan file.
Install Additional Software
If you choose this option, you will be given a list of available software from which you will select what you wish to install. You should only use this option to add software to an existing deployment. Software installed by this option can only be configured with existing deployments manually.

When you have identified how you wish to deploy your software, click Next to continue.