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SAS® Viya® Platform Administration
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System Migration and Content Migration

Migration Types

From SAS 9.4

To migrate from SAS 9.4, you must use content migration.

From SAS Viya 3.x

To migrate from SAS Viya 3.x, you can use either content migration or full-system migration.

From SAS Viya 4

To migrate from one SAS Viya platform environment to another, you can use content migration or full-system migration.

How do I migrate from SAS 9.4 to the SAS Viya platform?

Migrate content
1

Use SAS Content Assessment to inventory and profile your content. It reports what content is on your SAS 9.4 system.

2

Determine what content can be migrated to the SAS Viya platform.

3

Export SAS 9 content.

4

Import content. You can use SAS Environment Manager or a command-line interface.

How do I migrate from SAS Viya 3.x to SAS Viya 4?

Migrate content
1

Determine what content can be migrated.

2

Export content.

3

Import content. You can use SAS Environment Manager or a command-line interface.

MIgrate the full system
1

Back up the SAS Viya platform source.

2

Create the target SAS Viya 4 environment.

3

Restore into this new environment.

4

Validate the migration.

How do I migrate from SAS Viya 4 to SAS Viya 4?

Migrate content
1

Determine what content can be migrated.

2

Export content.

3

Import content. You can use SAS Environment Manager or a command-line interface.

Migrate the full system
1

Back up the SAS Viya platform source.

2

Restore the backup into the new environment.

3

Validate the migration.

Last updated: July 15, 2025
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