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SAS 9.1.3 on Windows Server 2008

By Chris Hemedinger on The SAS Dummy September 25, 2009

I get this question all of the time on the discussion forum and this blog, so I feel I should help to spread the news.

SAS now supports SAS 9.1.3 SP4 on Windows 2008 (32-bit edition). Here is the official statement.

Update 07Oct2009: I changed this to indicate that the official support policy is that the 32-bit version of Windows Server 2008 is supported, and not the 64-bit version of the OS. However, SAS 9.2 Maintenance 2 does support both 32- and 64-bit Windows 2008.

Support for SAS 9.2 will be delivered with the SAS 9.2 Maintenance 2 release, which is imminent*.

* "imminent" is a word which here means: Real Soon Now, or Just Weeks Away. Less than a month. Before my next birthday.

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Chris Hemedinger
Director, SAS User Engagement

+Chris Hemedinger is the Director of SAS User Engagement, which includes our SAS Communities and SAS User Groups. Since 1993, Chris has worked for SAS as an author, a software developer, an R&D manager and a consultant. Inexplicably, Chris is still coasting on the limited fame he earned as an author of SAS For Dummies.

4 Comments

Allen Miyake on October 6, 2009 4:08 pm

Hi Chris,
It appears to be some confusion still as to whether or not SAS 9.1.3 SP4 can be installed on a Windows 2008 Server 64-bit.
There is documentation that SAS 9.1.3 SP4 can only be installed on a Windows 2008 Server 32-bit server ...

http://support.sas.com/kb/36/616.html

........ and there are release notes saying you can install it on a Windows 2008 Server 64-bit.

http://support.sas.com/kb/16/568.html

I've talked to a few Tech Support people and they both were not aware that SAS supports SAS 9.1.3 SP4 on a a Windows 2008 Server 64-bit. I have personally installed SAS 9.1.3 SP4 on 64-bit hardware (Windows 2003 server) and I can confirm that as I was unable to do so on a Windows 2008 Server 64-bit and receiving the 64-bit error message halting my installation. Can we clear the air here. I asked SAS Tech Support what the officail statement is regarding this and they both replied "SAS 9.1.3 SP4 is not supported on a Windows 2008 Server 64-bit". True or false?
Thanks
Chris on October 7, 2009 4:05 pm

Thanks for the comment Allen. I've updated my blog to reflect the current support policy which says, as you found, only the 32-edition of Win2008 is supported -- for SAS 9.1.3.
Godlisten Kessy on July 3, 2013 2:50 am

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