Configuring for Load Balancing

If the SAP system is load-balanced (SAP system is loadbalanced = Yes in the SAP Suite adapter configuration), you must configure the /etc/services file as shown in the following table. The /etc/services file is used to map port numbers to service names.

The location of this file depends on your host system (UNIX/Linux, Windows). In UNIX, the file is at /etc/services. In Windows, the file is at c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\services.

Table 1. Configuration Parameters for etc Services
Service Type Port Service Name
sapmsS01 3600/tcp SAP Message Server Port
sapdp00 3200/tcp SAP System Dispatcher Port
Note: The last two digits of the service type and port, "00", indicate the SAP system ID. If the SAP system ID is not "00", use the SAP system number.
sapdp00s 4700/tcp SAP System Dispatcher Security Port
Note: The last two digits of the service type and port, "00", indicate the SAP system ID. If the SAP system ID is not "00", use the SAP system number.
sapgw00 3300/tcp SAP System Gateway Server Port
Note: The last two digits of the service type and port, "00", indicate the SAP system ID. If the SAP system ID is not "00", use the SAP system number.
sapgw00s 4800/tcp SAP System Gateway Security Port

For the sapmsXXX service type, XXX is the SAP System ID. For example, if the SAP System ID is E01, the entry should read as follows:

sapmsE01 35YY/tcp #SAP System Message Port

YY is the SAP System Number.