Linux downloads server downloads.linux.hpe.com offline

[GreenReaper]

In the last few days I noticed that the repository for Debian/Ubuntu updates on downloads.linux.hpe.com was not loading correctly when doing an apt update. I tried loading it in a browser locally and that also failed.

Err:10 http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/repo/mcp buster/current InRelease
Connection failed [IP: 16.230.112.82 80]

This IP address is within a HPE-assigned block. A traceroute via mtr times out after 12.88.250.234, which I believe lies within an AT&T-assigned block.

phagos (95.168.169.241) -> 16.230.112.82                          2022-04-08T15:47:56+0200
Keys:  Help   Display mode   Restart statistics   Order of fields   quit
                                                  Packets               Pings
 Host                                           Loss%   Snt   Last   Avg  Best  Wrst StDev
 1. v107.ce20.ams-01.nl.leaseweb.net             0.0%    77    0.2   0.2   0.1   0.3   0.0
 2. be-20.cr08.ams-01.nl.leaseweb.net            0.0%    77    1.0   0.7   0.4   1.0   0.2
 3. ix-ae-12-0.thar1.hnn-haarlem.as6453.net      0.0%    77    1.9   1.2   0.9   5.0   0.7
 4. if-ae-2-44.tcore1.av2-amsterdam.as6453.net  35.1%    77   76.4  76.6  76.3  77.9   0.3
 5. if-ae-2-2.tcore2.av2-amsterdam.as6453.net   44.7%    77   76.5  76.8  76.4  78.4   0.4
 6. if-ae-14-2.tcore2.l78-london.as6453.net     76.3%    77   76.1  75.8  75.3  77.6   0.5
 7. if-ae-2-2.tcore1.l78-london.as6453.net      81.6%    77   75.3  75.5  75.1  76.8   0.4
 8. if-ae-66-2.tcore3.nto-newyork.as6453.net    92.1%    77   76.5  76.6  76.5  77.2   0.3
 9. nwrla22crs.ip.att.net                        0.0%    77  151.5 149.7 145.7 153.5   2.4
10. nwrla21crs.ip.att.net                        0.0%    77  154.6 151.6 147.7 155.7   2.3
11. hs1tx21crs.ip.att.net                        0.0%    77  151.2 154.3 150.1 158.7   2.3
12. santx22crs.ip.att.net                        0.0%    77  153.6 149.7 145.6 153.8   2.4
13. phmaz22crs.ip.att.net                        0.0%    77  155.3 151.6 147.7 155.7   2.2
14. 12.122.108.85                                0.0%    77  150.2 149.8 149.6 150.4   0.2
15. 12.88.250.234                                0.0%    77  155.9 155.1 153.8 157.4   0.6
16. (waiting for reply)

Does anyone here have the ability to fix this, or reach out to those who can? I'm just running a leased server with a Smart Array P410 and trying to keep ssacli up to date, in case any security issues are discovered.

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[GreenReaper]

This appears to have been resolved, or was for some reason a transient issue. It still won't respond to a traceroute, but the website and repository loads again.

[Parvez_Admin]

@GreenReaper 

Glad to know that the issue is resolved now.

[craiger1 · Accepted solution]

Fixed, defensive code added.  this should be up 100% as it's a distributed five node cluster... getting ~100 hits/second.