Statistical Software
SAS
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SAS 9.2 is available to ISU students on a Terminal Server farm for our labs (see machine names below). The farm is open to any student enrolled at ISU who is on campus (or off campus with a VPN connection). Another Terminal Server (sas.stat.iastate.edu) is available off campus without a VPN connection.
- ts2-stat.stat.iastate.edu
- ts4-stat.stat.iastate.edu
Terminal Server SAS
The Department of Statistics is running a Windows Terminal Server with SAS installed that is accessible to Iowa State University students. To log into the Terminal Server follow these steps:
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Watch this video
if you use Windows XP
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If you are using a Windows XP or Vista computer
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Double left click on the sas.rdp file and it should start the Remote Desktop Client
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If you are using a Mac you will need to..
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Download and install the client from here
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Start the Remote Desktop Client and then load the file you saved above
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If you are using a Linux you don't need any help from me
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Enter iastate\NET-ID for the user name and then click connect OK.
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On the next screen enter your ISU password (make sure the last line says IASTATE, if not then pick it)
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Now you should have a desktop where you can run SAS, print to your local printer, and save and load files from your local computer
Student/Faculty/Staff Windows SAS Installations(Buy SAS)
- If you are a student, staff member, or active faculty member you may go here
(use Firefox/Chrome/Safari because the page does not currently work in Internet Explorer)
to order lincenses or renew existing licenses.
- If you have questions about leasing/accessing/using Windows SAS, please email
Stat IT. There is a modest annual fee for a license.
Installation Tips
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On the page where you will select the products, for a typical installation, do the following:
- Uncheck "SAS Deployment Tester - Client"
- Check "SAS Drivers for JDBC"
- Check "SAS Drivers for ODBC"
- Uncheck "SAS Formats Library for Teradata"
- Check "SAS Power and Sample Size"
- Uncheck "SAS Providers for OLE DB"
- Check "SAS SQL Library for C" (If for a C-coder)
- Check "SAS Universal Viewer"
- Uncheck "SAS/GRAPH ActiveX Control"
- Check "SAS/GRAPH NV Workshop"
- Check "SAS/GRAPH ODS Graphics Editor"
- Check "SAS/IML Studio"
- Uncheck "SAS/SECURE Windows Client Components"
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If you get stuck in a "Pending Restart" loop, try the following:
- Delete the following registry keys, if they exist:
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\FileRenameOperations
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\PendingFileRenameOperations
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Run the installation from the command line with the following flags:
setup.exe -noreboot -nomsupdate
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Try installing SAS while the computer is in Safe Mode.
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Clean the computer of any Spyware, Adware, and Viruses.
Public labs for SAS
SAS for Microsoft Windows is installed in these public labs:
SAS Online Documentation
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