Target group
SAS administrators and system administrators who are responsible for managing and maintaining a SAS Grid Manager environment, as well as SAS power users who administer the grid and use SAS software for grid computing
Course structure
Introduction to SAS Grid Computing
- SAS Platform overview.
- Grid overview.
- Defining the grid and SAS Grid Manager.
Grid Manager Architecture
- SAS Grid Manager and metadata.
- SAS Grid Manager and LSF.
- Enterprise Grid Orchestrator and Process Manager.
- LSF directory structure.
- Shared directory structure.
Clients and the Grid
- SAS Grid Manager client utility.
- SAS clients.
- SAS grid process flow for SAS Foundation programs.
- SAS scheduling.
SAS Grid Manager Administration
- SAS Grid Manager administration fundamentals.
- LSF queues.
- LSF resources.
- LSF hosts and host groups.
- LSF batch parameters, users, and groups.
SAS Grid Manager Administration: Advanced Topics
- Load-balancing workspace servers.
- Grid options sets.
- High availability.
- External support programs.
- Grid logging.
Troubleshooting
- General advice.
- Understanding the process flow for LSF daemons.
- Platform computing issues.
- SAS issues.
- Other SAS Grid Manager resources.
