Installation Note 48415: A "Connection Error" appears when you run the Depot Copy Utility when no FTP server is available
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When you run the Depot Copy Utility on a Windows machine and then enter the depot directory path on the remote server, this error message might appear:
Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect
Then the prompts start over for the Depot Copy Utility, requesting the following information:
Please enter the following options:
Please enter the hostname of the remote server [D74322.na.sas.com]:
Note: The Depot Copy Utility is a console-based FTP program. You use the Depot Copy Utility when a GUI-based FTP tool is not available at your site for situations for copying from Windows to UNIX or mainframe.
For the Depot Copy Utility to work, the remote server has to be running an FTP server, or the error message appears.
To determine whether you have an FTP server running, enter this command at a DOS prompt to see whether it connects:
ftp hostname
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | N/A | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Type: | Installation Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2013-03-18 15:32:37 |
| Date Created: | 2012-11-07 08:34:50 |