This page provides instructions on setting up SAS with UNIX on a Macintosh using the X11 program.
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Please note that SAS software cannot be installed directly on computers that are running the Mac operating system. Mac users who would like to use SAS can either run the software on the Windows operating system using virtualization software such as VMware Fusion or Parallels or use the UNIX version of the software.
Once you have followed the instructions below, you will be able to start SAS by logging in to your UNIX account and typing sas each time you use the software in the future.
- Open the X11 application on your Mac.
- You will see the following prompt: bash-3.2$
- At the bash-3.2$ prompt, type ssh -Yusername@aludra.usc.edu if you are a student, ssh -Yusername@mizar.usc.edu if you are faculty or staff, ssh -Yusername@hsc.usc.edu if you are faculty or staff at the HSC campus, or ssh -Yusername@almaak.usc.edu if you are an High-Performance Computing (HPC) user, where username is your USC username.
- When you are asked Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?, type YES and press the return key to continue to the next line.
- At the next prompt, enter your USC password and press return.
- Next, type pico .login and press return.
- You will see several lines of code. Using the arrow keys, go to the very bottom of the code to the first place where there is a blank line underneath all the code.
- Type if (-e /usr/usc/sas/9.2/setup.csh) then
- Press return.
- Type source /usr/usc/sas/9.2/setup.csh
- Press return.
- Type endif
- Press return.
- Press control x to exit.
- Press y to modify your .login file.
- Press tab or return.
- Type source .login
- At the next prompt, type sas
- SAS should open.
NOTE: The X11 program is not available for Mac OS X Mountain Lion at this time.
'Can the built-in backplane on a 2009 Mac Pro physically accept a SAS drive with a SFF 8482 connector?'
Hi,
The new March 2009 Mac Pro models no longer provides a method to connect 3rd party internal SAS controllers to the Apple internal backplane. While the Apple Mac Pro backplane connector is SAS compatible the motherboard controller only supports SATA.
Apple sells a 4-port PCIe RAID card that adds SAS compatibility. It uses the connectors in PCIe slot 4 bus to automatically make the connection. So far, this change has caused all of the 3rd party internal SAS controllers to no longer be able to connect with the internal Apple Mac Pro backplane.
If you are determined to only consider an internal SAS solution, the Apple RAID card is your only choice. Personally, I prefer an external solution that allows easier access to the hard disks and provides hot swap capability.
You may want to read about the HighPoint RR4322 if you are interested in a faster external option.
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/highpoint/4322/
Have fun!
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Sas For Mac Os X 10 12
Compatible with SAS and SATA based hard drives and SSDs; Compatibility Intel-based Mac with OS X 10.6.8 or later (including macOS Sierra) and an available PCIe x8 slot, or via Thunderbolt with a PCIe expansion chassis. PC with available PCIe x8 slot and Windows XP 32-bit and later. As for Mac OS X, SAS 6.12 for Mac OS is not a Carbon-compliant application. According to SAS, V6.12 will run under the “Classic” environment of Mac OS X. There are no current plans to issue a newer version of SAS for Mac OS. It is possible that there will someday be another version of SAS under Mac OS. Compatible with SAS and SATA based hard drives and SSDs; Compatibility Intel-based Mac with OS X 10.6.8 or later (including macOS Sierra) and an available PCIe x8 slot, or via Thunderbolt with a PCIe expansion chassis. PC with available PCIe x8 slot and Windows XP 32-bit and later.