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2208579 - SAP system fails to connect to MS SQL Server with error "Cannot generate SSPI context" - NetWeaver

Symptom

SAP application servers fail to connect SQL Server with following errors:

Work process developer traces (dev_wX file) or sapinst logs show the following possible errors:

sql error -21468 performing CON
The target principal name is incorrect.
Cannot generate SSPI context


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Environment

  • SAP NetWeaver based systems;
  • Windows Server 2008 (R2) or higher;
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (R2) or higher;
  • The SAP NetWeaver is installed as High-Availability (Cluster) or Distributed System;
  • SQL Server is running under a Domain Account;

Product

SAP NetWeaver all versions

Keywords

WFCS, HA, high_availability, AD, Active Directory, mssql, msql_sever, msql, mssqlserver, mssql_server, after server restart, after server reboot, after failover, Cannot generate SSPI context, the target principal name is incorrect, -21468 , KBA , BC-DB-MSS , SQL Server in SAP NetWeaver Products , BC-OP-NT , Windows , Problem

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