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1542967 - Error message "rfc_bad_connection" related to a unknown sapgateway service name - SAP Data Services 4.x

Symptom

  • Error message "rfc_bad_connection" when starting a rfc server.
  • The trc(1) file shows the following error message:    

Error: >Thu Dec 09 11:09:31,672<RfcException: [null] message: Connect to SAP gateway failed
Connect parameters:
TPNAME=FICODWH
GWHOST=saprtsr01.domain.com
GWSERV=SAPGW13
ERROR service 'SAPGW13' unknown
TIME Thu Dec 9 11:09:31 2010
RELEASE 711
COMPONENT NI (network interface)
VERSION 39 
RC -3
MODULE niuxi.c
LINE 1654
DETAIL NiPGetServByName: 'SAPGW13' not found
SYSTEM CALL getaddrinfo
COUNTER 473
Return code: RFC_FAILURE(1)  error group: 102 key: RFC_ERROR_COMMUNICATION    

(1)A trc file is a file generated with the extension trc in the  path C:\Program Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Data Services\bin                                                                                                


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Environment

  • SAP Data Services 4.x
  • SAP BW.

Product

SAP Data Services 4.1 ; SAP Data Services 4.2 ; SAP Data Services 4.3

Keywords

gateway, DS, rfc_bad_connection, rfc , KBA , EIM-DS , Data Services , Problem

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