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Error when opening an RFC connection

Troubleshooting


Problem

A percentage of outbound SAP IDocs fail. SAP issues RFC error while trying to connect to Gentran EDI SUBSYSTEM. Previously failed IDoc retest is successful; sends IDoc to EDI SUBSYSTEM. Environment using multiple SAP application servers with load balancing; only SAP application server 16 fails Connection Test to EDI SUBSYSTEM.

Symptom

Error for Remote Function Call with port 'EDIPORT '
Message No. E0133
Diagnosis
Port name: EDIPORT
Name of logical destination: EDI SUBSYSTEM
Error message from RFC_REMOTE_EXEC-Ruf:
Error when opening an RFC connection (CPIC-CALL: 'ThSAPOCMINIT', communication r

Connection Test EDI SUBSYSTEM SAP screen:
Connection Type TCP/IP Connection
Logon Connection Error
Error when opening an RFC connection (CPIC-CALL: 'ThSAPOCMINIT', communication r
ERROR: timeout during allocate
DETAIL: no connect of TP /edi/prd/bin/rcprfcexec.sh from host xxxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx
COMPONENT: SAP-Gateway
RETURN CODE: 242

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Document Information

More support for:
Sterling Gentran:Server for UNIX

Software version:
6.2, 6.1

Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, Solaris

Document number:
711479

Modified date:
11 February 2020

UID

swg22006217

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