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2487119 - The connection to the specified message server (xxxxx / 3901) failed

Symptom

Java system is not going up due the following error in dev_jstart log:

M  [Thr 01] *** ERROR => MsINiRead: NiBufReceive failed (NIECONN_BROKEN) [msxxi.c      2793]
M  [Thr 01]
M  [Thr 01] *****************************************************************************
M  [Thr 01] *
M  [Thr 01] *  ERROR       The connection to the specified message server (xxxxx/ 3901)
M  [Thr 01] *              failed.
M  [Thr 01] *              Please check the trace file of the message server
M  [Thr 01] *              Please check hostname and/or service for typing errors
M  [Thr 01] *              Please check whether a network filter has been activated
M  [Thr 01] *              (parameter ms/acl_file_int)
M  [Thr 01] *
M  [Thr 01] *  TIME        Sat Jun 10 12:36:23 2017
M  [Thr 01] *  RELEASE     741
M  [Thr 01] *  COMPONENT   MS (message handling interface, multithreaded)
M  [Thr 01] *  VERSION     4
M  [Thr 01] *  RC          -35
M  [Thr 01] *  MODULE      /bas/741_REL/src/krn/ms/msxxi.c
M  [Thr 01] *  LINE        2830
M  [Thr 01] *  COUNTER     12
M  [Thr 01] *
M  [Thr 01] *****************************************************************************
M  [Thr 01]
M  [Thr 01] *** ERROR => MsIAttachEx:MsINiRead (rc=NIECONN_BROKEN) [msxxi.c      1160]
M  [Thr 01] *** ERROR => MsIAttachEx: Please check whether internal security has been activated (parameter system/secure_communication) [msxxi.c      1166]

Or this one in dev_ms:

[Thr 01] Sat Jun 10 12:35:52 2017
[Thr 01] ***LOG Q01=> MsSInit, MSStart (Msg Server 114024914) [msxxserv.c   2456]
[Thr 01] SigISetDefaultAction : default handling for signal SIGCHLD
[Thr 01] ***LOG Q0I=> NiIBindSocket: bind (67: Address already in use) [/bas/741_REL/src/base/ni/nixxi.cpp 3780]
[Thr 01] *** ERROR => NiIBindSocket: SiBind failed for hdl 17/sock 9
    (SI_EPORT_INUSE/67; I4; ST; 0.0.0.0:3901) [nixxi.cpp    3780]


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Environment

  • SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java
  • IBM AIX

Product

SAP NetWeaver all versions

Keywords

AIX, 3901 port, Message Server, NIMSH, SI_EPORT_INUSE, NiBufReceive failed, (NIECONN_BROKEN), Address already in use , KBA , BC-CST-MS , Message Service , Problem

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