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Understanding the "Failed to Establish a Backside Connection" Error Message

Troubleshooting


Problem

One of the most common problems to troubleshoot on DataPower is backend connectivity.

Symptom

DataPower is not able to connect to a backend device, which generates the following log message:

Wed Mar 22 2017 22:31:49 [0x01130006][mpgw][error] mpgw(TEST_MPGW): tid(38886775)[error][9.xx.xx.xx]Failed to establish a backside connection

Document Location

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Document Information

Modified date:
27 January 2020

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