Configuring J2EE Application Servers for Use With the SAS9 BI Platform

Overview

Using planning files, the SAS Software Navigator, and the SAS Configuration Wizard, the reader is guided through a series of steps that enables to quickly install and configure the SAS9 Business Intelligence Platform. This process includes installing and configuring third-party J2EE application servers and deploying SAS Web applications. While this process gets SAS software up-and-running quickly, there are many additional configuration considerations needed in order to provide a robust, scalable, and secure middle-tier environment. This paper explores some steps that the reader will probably want to take to be able to provide a robust, scalable, and secure middle-tier environment.