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Gerry NelsonJune 8, 2018 4

Saving and reloading SAS Viya configuration

Often, in addition to content, an administrator will want to save configuration so that it can be reloaded or updated and applied to a different system. You have the ability to save and reload SAS Viya configuration using command-line interfaces. Learn more in this post.

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Scott McCauleyJune 6, 2018 8

Log Management in SAS Viya 3.3

Logs. They can be an administrator’s best friend or a thorn in their side. Thankfully, the chances of that happening with your SAS Viya 3.3 deployment is greatly reduced due to the automatic log management in SAS Viya, which archives log files every day.

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Lexi HawksJune 1, 2018 0

Is there a “Big Red Button” to use The SAS Platform?

For software users and SAS administrators, the question of how to streamline their approach into the easiest to use system that most effectively completes the task at hand. At SAS Global Forum 2018, the topic of a “Big Red Button” for the SAS Platform was an idea that got audience members excited. Here's a review of that talk.

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Leonid BatkhanMay 30, 2018 58

Are you developing foolproof solutions?

It is imperative for developers, whether hardware or software engineers, to foresee unintended (probable or improbable) system usages and implement features that will make their creations foolproof, that is protected from misuse. Learn more about developing foolproof solutions with this old Russian anecdote.

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Data Visualization | SAS Administrators

Bobbie WagonerApril 19, 2018 2

SAS Visual Analytics filters on periodic calculations: Apply them or ignore them!

SAS Visual Analytics filters in 7.4 and 8.2 enable you to improve the appearance of reports based on calculations that use periodic operators. Parameter settings also enable you to provide users with a prompt for choosing the data to display in a report, without having any effect on the calculations themselves.

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Stuart RogersApril 12, 2018 0

SAS Viya 3.3 Kerberos Delegation from SAS 9.4M5

You can now enable Kerberos delegation across the SAS Platform, using a single strong authentication mechanism across that single platform. As always with configuring Kerberos authentication the prerequisites, in terms of Service Principal Names, service accounts, delegation settings, and keytabs are important for success.

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Advanced Analytics | SAS Administrators

Stuart RogersMarch 29, 2018 0

SAS Viya 3.3 Kerberos Delegation

Learn about the new feature of SAS Viya 3.3 that enables Kerberos delegation throughout the environment. It allows you to have end-user sessions in SAS Cloud Analytics Services that are able to use Kerberos to connect to Secured Hadoop.

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Gerry NelsonMarch 8, 2018 12

SAS Viya command-line interfaces for Administration

SAS Viya 3.3 introduced a set of command-line interfaces that SAS Viya administrators will find extremely useful. The command-line interfaces(CLI) will allow administrators to perform numerous administrative tasks in batch as an alternative to using the SAS Environment Manager interface. In addition, calls to the CLI’s can be chained together

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Christine VitronFebruary 28, 2018 4

Admin Notebook: Making the case for selectively backing up metadata

Let’s say that you are administering a SAS 9.4 environment that is working just fine. You’ve checked that your full backups are indeed happening and you’ve even tried restoring from one of your backups. You are prepared for anything, right? Well, I’d like to propose a scenario to you. You

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Advanced Analytics | SAS Administrators

Stuart RogersFebruary 14, 2018 0

SAS Viya 3.3 - Some Kerberos principles

In this article, I will set out clear principles for how SAS Viya 3.3 will interoperate with Kerberos. My aim is to present some overview concepts for how we can use Kerberos authentication with SAS Viya 3.3. We will look at both SAS Viya 3.3 clients and SAS 9.4M5 clients.

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