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2388112 - cannot connect to Message Server. NIEHOST_UNKNOWN

Symptom

The Java server fails to start because it cannot connect to the message server. The dev_jstart log contains similar entries to these:

ERROR => cannot connect to Message Server.
LOG => connecting to Message Server.
ERROR => MsIAttachEx: NiBufConnect to sapxxxxx01/3901 failed (rc=NIEHOST_UNKNOWN)
LOG => Run level 0 completed.
LOG => Instance state is "Instance terminated"


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Environment

SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1
SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1
SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.2
SAP NetWeaver 7.3
SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.3
SAP NetWeaver 7.4
SAP NetWeaver 7.5

Product

SAP NetWeaver 7.4 ; SAP NetWeaver 7.5 ; SAP NetWeaver Application Server for Java 7.1 ; SAP NetWeaver Application Server for Java 7.2 ; SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.3 ; SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver Application Server for Java 7.1

Keywords

message server, ms server, ms port, port not available , KBA , BC-JAS-SF , Startup Framework , BC-CST-MS , Message Service , Problem

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