Check for updates - SQL Anywhere 12.0.1.3726

[former_SQLA_member1694870]

The "Check for Updates" is returning a "Could not check for updates" message.

I am not sure if this makes any difference but I have tested this via Sybase Central and ISQL.

From a command line dbsupport -iu shows that www.ianywhere.com is down.

[VolkerBarth]

FWIW, it's still (or again?) down:

Failed to connect
The host 192.138.151.207 could not be contacted. If this persists, you should contact the administrator of the remote site.

[MarkCulp · Accepted solution]

Ok, so for what its worth and in the interest of being as open as we can be, the check-for-update system was unexpectedly down for quite a while due to some network restructuring.... but as it has been noted by others, it is now up (as of Wednesday evening/early Thursday morning).

While the system was down a number of new EBFs were posted and the info about these new EBFs needed to get pushed out to the check-for-updates system... which has now been done (as of Thursday afternoon).

Hopefully everything should now be back to normal!

Thank you for your patience.

[VolkerBarth · Accepted solution]

Thanks for that "Info update service" - much appreciated, Mark:)

[former_SQLA_member1694870]

I just tested it again and the Check for Updates service seems to be back up. No upgrades found for the options I have installed for the SA 12.0.1.3726 version (for Windows).

[VolkerBarth]

Hm, as EBF 12.0.1.3742 has been released a few days ago, IMHO you should be informed about that - so there still might be something missing or not working...

[former_SQLA_member1694870]

@Volker, I recall seeing in another place that a new EBF was to be released. Does 3742 show for you as available for download?

[former_SQLA_member1694870]

EBF 3742 is now showing as available for download.

[MarkCulp]

This is a known issue and IT is working to resolve it. I am unsure how quickly IT will have it back up?

I will post back here when IT has it fixed.

[VolkerBarth]

FWIW, has the forum website been down around 5 hours before?

[former_SQLA_member1694870]

@Volker, I didn't have any issues accessing the forum today.

[reimer_pods]

But I had, around 10am, for about an hour or so. Pinging sqlanywhere-forum.sap.com failed.

[VolkerBarth]

Yes, that's about the time I tried, too (MEST/CEST).

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FWIW, pinging that address (and 192.138.151.252) still fails for me with timeout - but I guess the server simply doesn't generally respond to ICMP requests for reasons of security...

[Breck_Carter]

Yes, it was down earlier today.

[VolkerBarth]

...We might wait for some book keeping in the bottom line:

Maintenance log