SQL Anywhere 17.0 Release Notes for Windows Copyright © 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. All unpublished rights reserved. Installation notes ------------------ o There are no items at this time. Documentation ------------- The documentation is available on DocCommentXchange at: http://dcx.sap.com DocCommentXchange is an online community for accessing and discussing SQL Anywhere documentation on the web. DocCommentXchange is the default documentation format for SQL Anywhere 17. o The CREATE ODATA PRODUCER statement incorrectly states that the SERVICE ROOT clause is optional. This clause is required. o The documentation about updating the DBD::SQLAnywhere Perl Driver is incorrect. For information about updating the driver, refer to %SQLANY17%\SDK\Perl\readme.txt. o UltraLite New Feature - A new parameter named 'kdf_iterations' is now available when you are using database encryption. The value is the number of iterations (in thousands) of the "key derivation function". This value is the database encryption passphrase (the DBKEY parameter) that is processed on database startup. The key derivation function makes it more difficult to access an encrypted database by prolonging each attack attempt. The default iteration count values are 30 (thousand) on Mac OS X and 5 (thousand) elsewhere. There are two cases when an explicit setting is required: 1. You are using a very slow device and UltraLite takes too long to start with encryption. For example: kdf_iterations=1 2. You are using a high-end computer and want added security. For example, when running on a Windows or Linux desktop: kdf_iterations=100 This parameter is specified only at database creation. SQL Anywhere Forum ------------------ The SQL Anywhere forum is a web site where you can ask and answer questions about the SQL Anywhere software and comment and vote on the questions of others and their answers. Visit the SQL Anywhere Forum at: http://sqlanywhere-forum.sap.com. SQL Anywhere Server ------------------- o In rare cases, SQL Anywhere hangs when starting up on Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2. If it does, then get the following hot fix from Microsoft: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2719306 MobiLink -------- o The MobiLink server requires an ODBC driver to communicate with the consolidated databases. The recommended ODBC drivers for a supported consolidated database can be found at the following link: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-63337 o For information about the platforms supported by MobiLink, see: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-35654 Relay Server ------------ o Using the Relay Server with Apache 2.4 is not recommended as it triggers the behavior identified in Apache Bugzilla issue 53555 (see https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53555). Apache 2.2 is the recommended version. Administration tools -------------------- o To enable the Java Access Bridge for the administration tools, edit the accessibility.properties file and uncomment the last two lines. The file appears as follows: # # Load the Java Access Bridge class into the JVM # #assistive_technologies=com.sun.java.accessibility.AccessBridge #screen_magnifier_present=true o Plug-ins may fail to load after you reinstall - If you have previously installed and used SQL Central, and then reinstall SQL Anywhere to a different installation directory, then the plug-ins do not load. Perform the following steps to correct this problem: 1. Open SQL Central, and then choose Tools > Plug-ins. 2. Unregister the old plug-ins. Select a SQL Anywhere plug-in from the list and click Unregister. Repeat this step until you have unregistered all the SQL Anywhere plug-ins. 3. Restart SQL Central. The plug-ins are registered. UltraLite --------- o There are no items at this time. Relay Server ------------ o When used with Apache 2.4, under some conditions the Relay Server triggers the behavior identified in Apache 2.4 Bugzilla issue 53555 (see https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53555). For this reason it is recommended to use Apache 2.2 rather than Apache 2.4 in production environments.