SAS Grid Manager has the following new features and enhancements:
SAS Grid Manager can now be used to provide load balancing for the following types of servers (in addition to workspace servers) running in a grid:
This capability provides a robust way to enable load balancing for any clients that use these servers.
The SAS Add-In 4.3 for Microsoft Office provides the capability to process tasks on a grid. Options are provided to include the pre- and post-code required to submit tasks to the grid and to generate ODS macros.
The following new options have been added to the SAS Grid Manager Client Utility (SASGSUB):
In addition to using a shared directory, you can use staging to move files into and out of the grid. The files to be moved to the grid are stored in a specified staging directory, and a specified transfer program moves the files into the grid. When processing is complete, the files are transferred back to the staging directory. Use the SAS Deployment Wizard during the installation process to specify whether your grid will use a shared directory or staging. If you use staging, you must specify a staging directory and transfer program.
The following new options have been added to SASGSUB to support staging:
The Grid Manager Client Utility can now read license file information from metadata, rather than having to specify it on the -GRIDLICENSEFILE option.