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DPR-ERR-2077 error, slow report performance and hung BIBUS processes.

Troubleshooting


Problem

During normal operation the customer experienced many hung BIBUS processes and the following error: DPR-ERR-2077 Failed to forward the request because the associated external process with PID 21862 is unavailable, either because the process is shutting down, or this was an absolute affinity request and the requested process does not exist anymore.

Symptom

DPR-ERR-2077 Failed to forward the request because the associated external process with PID 21862 is unavailable, either because the
process is shutting down, or this was an absolute affinity request and the requested process does not exist anymore.

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Document Information

Modified date:
13 January 2026

UID

swg21959207