SAS®9 Administration Fast Track
SPAFT : SPAFM8
This is a four-day immersion into SAS 9.4 administration for students needing an in-depth introduction or a refresher on managing a SAS 9.4 environment. The self-study e-learning includes: Annotatable course notes in PDF format and Virtual lab time to practice.
Learn How To
- Navigate the SAS 9.4 architecture.
- Start, stop, and check the status of SAS 9.4 servers and services.
- Configure server logging to assist with monitoring and debugging.
- Manage users and groups on the SAS Metadata Server.
- Secure metadata content.
- Manage access to SAS client functionality.
- Set up access to data for processing and analysis.
- Monitor your environment with SAS Environment Manager.
Who Should Attend
SAS 9.4 administrators
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, it is helpful, but not required that you have experience with SAS 9.4. This experience is gained by completing the SAS9 Administration: Getting Started course.
SAS Products Covered
SAS Analytics Platform;SAS Management Console;SAS Environment Manager for SAS 9.4
Course Outline
Exploring SAS 9 Administration
- Introduction to SAS 9.4 administration.
- Administration tasks.
- Exploring administration tools.
- Exploring the SAS 9 architecture.
- Operating SAS servers and spawners.
- Exploring SAS Environment Manager.
- Exploring the SAS Metadata Server and metadata repositories.
- Backing up the SAS Metadata Server.
- Backing up the SAS environment.
- Applying hot fixes.
- Exploring initial authentication to the SAS Metadata Server.
- Administering users and groups.
- Exploring internal accounts, roles, and administrative identities.
- Understanding SAS Compute Servers.
- Exploring credential management.
- Administering server logging.
- Reviewing metadata security.
- Exploring ACTs and metadata permissions.
- Customizing SAS folders.
- Registering libraries and tables in metadata.
- Setting up data access.
- Monitoring a SAS environment with SAS Environment Manager.
- Troubleshooting a SAS environment.
- Maintenance and ongoing administration tasks.
- Metadata server clustering.
- Monitoring resources: the Analyze pages.
- SAS import macros.
Live Class Schedule
Duration: 28 hours
Step into our live classes and experience a dynamic learning environment where you can ask questions, share ideas, and connect with your instructor and classmates. With on-demand lab hours, you can explore the material at your own pace. Our globally acclaimed instructors will motivate you to think bigger, so you can take what you've learned and achieve your biggest goals.
Live Class Schedule
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Private Training
Get training tailored specifically for your team, led by expert SAS instructors. Choose from virtual sessions, or training at your location (or ours). Perfect for teams seeking a customized curriculum and plenty of interaction with a SAS specialist. We'll schedule it at a time that works for you.
Mentoring Services
Take your training to the next level with personalized mentoring. While private training offers structured coursework, mentoring provides hands-on, real-time support from a subject matter expert. As you work with your own data, you'll receive expert guidance to help you uncover insights, unlock the full potential of your data, and make faster progress. Perfect for those looking to apply what they’ve learned and see quicker results.
This course helps prepare you to earn the following SAS Credentials:
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