Preparing for SAS Viya Deployment
DP502W : DP502A
This course provides a comprehensive overview of SAS Viya deployment preparation. Participants will learn to access my.sas.portal, download deployment assets, and use tools such as YQ, OpenLens, and K9s. The course also covers cadence and version concepts, architecture-related decisions, pre-requisites validation, Viya ARK, installer permissions, and security requirements. Additionally, it delves into the deployment process, steps, and compares deployment methods. Finally, it explains workload placement strategies and examines the practical implications of Kubernetes permissions in the context of a SAS Viya deployment.
Learn How To
- Review a SAS Viya order
- Obtain the order's deployment assets manually or programmatically (using the order CLI).
- Run a "pre-requisites validation" report.
- Configure OpenLens.
- Explore Kubernetes roles and permissions.
- Install various command line tools to support the deployment.
Who Should Attend
Anyone involved in deploying SAS Viya
Prerequisites
Before registering for this course, you should have
- Basic knowledge of Unix systems.
- Foundational understanding of Kubernetes concepts.
SAS Products Covered
SAS Viya
Course Outline
Software Specifics
- Licensing management.
- Software orders basics.
- Software offerings.
- Software versions and cadence | Basics.
- Software versions and cadence | Timeline, support, patch updates.
- Software versions and cadence | Update considerations.
- Software versions and cadence | Customers use cases.
- Access order using my.sas.com (manually).
- Practice: access order manually.
- Access order using the CLI (programmatically).
- Practice: access order programmatically.
- Security & authentication.
- Security & encryption.
- Kubernetes roles & permissions.
- User accounts in pods.
- Practice: Viya ARK prerequisites report.
- Skills.
- Validation & automation.
- Basic YAML.
- Advanced YAML.
- Kustomize.
- K9s.
- Lens.
- YAML related tools.
- Practice: configure OpenLens.
- Practice: install command line tools.
- Practice: exploring command line tools.
- Deployment process.
- Overall deployment steps.
- Comparing deployment methods.
- Viya 4 deployment compared to past versions.
- Kubernetes permissions | basics.
- Kubernetes permissions | Practical implications.
- Kubernetes permissions | Practice: exploring Kubernetes roles and permissions.
- Workload placement | basics.
- Workload placement | Compute.
- Workload placement | CAS.
Live Class Schedule
Duration: 7 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.
This course isn't publicly scheduled, but private training and mentoring may be available. Contact us to explore options.
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.