Sas For Mac

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  • Welcome to the SAS for the Macintosh Resource Page. SAS is a large and powerful program for managing and analyzing data; the Mac is a computer that does an amazing amount of stuff. This page is about the intersection of the two. The goal of this page is to provide information and resources to support users of SAS on the Macintosh.
  • Open VirtualBox, click on the machine labeled “SAS University Edition”, and click the “Start” button. Once the program has started, a window should appear with a black screen and white text. (Note: This window must remain open until you are done with your session with SAS. Closing this window will cause issues with the program).
  • Currently there is not a version of SAS available for the Mac OS X operating system. However users can install VirtualBox on their mac. VirtualBox will allow the user to run SAS inside a virtual machine and access SAS from Mac OS with the data and SAS programs in a folder on Mac.
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SAS Enterprise Guide is available only for Windows. You can use it on a Mac, but only via a Windows OS that you have running using Parallels or another technology that hosts the Windows operating system.

Currently there is not a version of SAS available for the Mac OS X operating system. However users can install VirtualBox on their mac. VirtualBox will allow the user to run SAS inside a virtual machine and access SAS from Mac OS with the data and SAS programs in a folder on Mac.

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  • Computer
    • Mac OS X 10.8 or later
    • 64 bit hardware
    • One of the following web browsers:
      • Apple Safari 6.0 or later
      • Mozilla Firefox 21 or later
      • Google Chrome 27 or later
  • Software:
    • SAS University Edition virtual image downloaded to your local system
      • Available from: https://www.sas.com/en_ca/software/university-edition/download-software.html#
    • VirtualBox for OS X 4.3.16 or later software
      • Available from: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads/

The VirtualBox Quick Start Guide available at: http://support.sas.com/software/products/university-edition/docs/en/SASUniversityEditionQuickStartVirtualBox.pdf

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  1. Download VirtualBox:
    • Go to the Virtual box download page: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads/
    • From the Virtual-5.xx platform packages select OS X Hosts.
    • If your browse asks to Open or Save the file select Save (for default download location) or Save As for a location of your choice
    • The file VirtualBox-5.x.y-zzz-OSX.dmg will begin downloading
  2. Locate the file VirtualBox-5.x.y-zzz-OSX.dmg
    • Double click the file to have its contents mounted
    • A screen will open prompting you to double click the VirtualBox.mpkg installer file
    • This will start the installation process. Note: you will be prompted to select a location to install VirtualBox.
    • After the installation is complete you will find VirtualBox in the Applications folder in the Finder

Download the SAS University Edition File for VirtualBox

  1. Go to http://www.sas.com/en_us/software/university-edition/download-software.html
    • log in to your profile. if you do not have one, create one using your Queen's email. You will receive a activation email from SAS. Follow the instruction to activate and set password.
    • Look for the Download the SAS University Edition vApp
    • Click Get download
    • Click I agree to the Terms & Conditions
    • Click Continue
  2. The next page will open
    • Click Download
    • if prompted to save or run the file, select Save to save the file in your Downloads directory
  1. Create a shared folder for your data that is available to both the SAS University Edition virtual image and to your local system
    • On your local computer create a SASUniversityEdition folder
      • Note: This folder can not require administrative rights to access it
    • You will need to be able to locate this folder readily
    • Within the SASUniversityEdition folder create a subfolder named myfolders
  2. Launch VirtualBox
    • From the File menu select Import Appliance
  3. The Appliance to import screen will open
    • Click the folder icon to the right of the field
    • A file browser screen will open
    • Select the SAS University Edition .ova file
    • Click Open
    • Click Continue
  4. The Appliance Settings screen will open
    • Click Import
    • The imported virtual machine is displayed in the Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager screen
    • Note: if the message drives in use is displayed, click Ignore
    • Select Machine > Settings
    • Click Shared Folders
  5. The Shared Folders screen will open
    • In the Upper right of the screen click the + (plus) sign.
    • The Add Share screen will open
    • In the Folder Path field, click the arrow and select Other.
  6. A file browser screen will open
    • Select the myfolders folder you created, and then click Choose. This folder is mapped to the MyFolders folder in ASA Studio
    • Note: the shared folder name is case sensitive
  7. In the Add Share screen
    • Confirm that Read-only is NOT selected
    • Click Auto-mount
    • Click Make Permanent. Note: If the Make Permanent is not present, you do not need to do anything.
    • Click OK
    • If you wish to create additional shared folders you can do so by following the same instructions. They will appear in the SAS Studio under Folder Shortcuts
    • Click OK

Once VirtualBox is configure (imported: “unvbasicvapp_xxx__ova_en_sp0_1.ova”) and the resulting virtual machine is running (turned on in VirtualBox), you access SAS via the web browser in your Mac (Safari, Chrome, Firefox) at address: http://localhost/10080

  1. Open a browser
    • In the location bar enter http://localhost/10080
    • The SAS University Edition vApp will now be running and ready for you to use.

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  • Support is from SAS
    • Visit the SAS University Edition Help Center to learn what you need to know to get up and running with SAS University Edition.
  • SAS Analytics U Online Community
    • Get what you need for teaching and learning SAS. Connect with fellow SAS users to ask questions, share ideas and best practices, collaborate on projects and get peer support. Join the community now.

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Last Updated: January 17, 2018