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michael971
Calcite | Level 5

I get the error message

Could not establish a connection to the server on the requested machine.

  Verify that the server has been started and that the host and port of the server match the client's connection information.

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jakarman
Barite | Level 11

Did you check all settings port and server and there are no firewalls involved blocking your traffic?

---->-- ja karman --<-----
michael971
Calcite | Level 5

I did. I downloaded the SAS port checking utility and port 8591 is blocked. I tried to unblock it in Windows but it is still unblocked. I am thinking of downloading zone alarm which is a free firewall.

Any suggestions?

Kurt_Bremser
Super User

8591 looks like a workspace server port, not the metadata server port, which is 8561 per default. Do you have access to the metadata repository? Which client are you using?

jakarman
Barite | Level 11

The sas on demand is the old educational approach what is now done by analyticsu.

I am expecting it is all focussed on eguide.

It will connect to a metadata server and when running using a workspace server managed by the object spawner.

This is a little bit complicated to explain that several ports should be able accessible all by public access.

If you are using a business environment routers and firewalls are often blocking a lot. With personal access most is left open.

---->-- ja karman --<-----

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