SAS 9.1.3 Renewal Instructions

SAS 9.1 license updates are no longer available.  You will need to upgrade your SAS installation.  

1. Save whichever of the files attached to your email is appropriate to the nature of your use of SAS:
   • TR_913_SID.txt if predominantly for "teaching and research" (TR) activities
   • IN_913_SID.txt if principally for internal administrative work

   For a "teaching and research" SAS installation, for example, you might copy/save/click&drag the TR_913_SID.txt file to your My Documents folder.

2. Follow the directions below to update your SAS license from the new SID (SAS Installation Data).

An expanded version of the following renewal instructions is available at http://support.sas.com/documentation/installcenter/

There are three methods for renewing your SAS software:

1. End User Role: Renewing SAS Software
2. Administrator Role: Retrieving SAS Installation Data with the SAS Administrator Wizard
3. Administrator Role: Updating SAS Installation Data on the Server Image

SAS Installation Data

Your SAS Installation Data file must be updated when the license period has expired, and/or there has been a change in the SAS software product bundle covered by the license.

The chapter Renewing Your SAS Software in the Administrator Guide for SAS 9.1 Foundation for Microsoft Windows describes the renewal process in full detail. The Administrator Guide is accessible from either of these locations:

• The View Administrator Guide link from the SAS Software Navigator
• The Install Center at http://support.sas.com/installcenter/

The information below is a brief overview of the software renewal process and the part that SAS Installation Data plays in it. For detailed instructions, please see Renewing Your SAS Software in the Administrator Guide.

1. End User Role: Renewing SAS Software

   Note: The Renew SAS Software tool can be used to update Personal images only. For Client images, the Administrator renews your SAS software by running the update from the SAS Administrator Wizard's Maintenance Mode.

   If you already have SAS software installed, the Renew SAS Software utility applies SAS Installation Data. From the Start menu, click Programs --> SAS --> SAS 9.1 Utilities --> Renew SAS Software.

   If the Renew SAS Software tool cannot be reached from the Start menu, there are two other ways to reach it:

   • The tool can be located on your hard drive. Open Windows Explorer (Click on the Start button, select run from the menu and type Explorer). Go to the following directory: !sasroot\core\sasinst\sasrenew. Double click on sasrenew.exe to start the Renew SAS Software tool.
   • The tool can also be located on the installation DVD in directory \disk1\sas\core\sasinst\sasrenew. You can run sasrenew.exe from there.

   As the text at the top of the Renew SAS Software window indicates, there are three steps in renewing your SAS software:

   1. Select a SAS Installation Data File
   2. Choose from available SETINITs
   3. Specify product location

   Click Next to advance through the three steps.

2. Administrator Role: Retrieving SAS Installation Data with the SAS Administrator Wizard

   You can retrieve your SAS Installation Data from one of the files you saved as above. The Wizard will prompt you for the method and location.

    

3. Administrator Role: Updating SAS Installation Data on the Server Image

   If you already have a Server installation of SAS software in place, you can update the SAS Installation Data on the server image.

   This process is available as part of the server maintenance procedures offered through the SAS Administrator Wizard.

   From the SAS server location, find the SAW directory and double-click on setup.exe. After you make your selection in the window Choose Setup Language, the SAS Server Maintenance welcome window appears.

   For more information about applying SAS Installation Data to the server, or any other issues related to renewing SAS software or retrieving SAS Installation Data, please see the Administrator Guide.