3206519 - Error "Opening connection to backend failed: <GROUP NAME> group not found" occurred in IPS job log when connecting to AS ABAP source/target system

Symptom

SAP Cloud Identity Services - Identity Provisioning (IPS) job fails with the following error message:

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Caused by: com.sap.cloud.ips.connector.exception.ProvisioningRuntimeException: Error during execution on behalf of tenant with ID: Caused by: com.sap.cloud.ips.runtime.exception.ProvisioningException: Can not read entities from source system: <GROUP NAME>
Caused by: com.sap.cloud.ips.connectors.api.ConnectorException: Connector cannot process more entities due to irreparable error
Caused by: com.sap.cloud.ips.connector.exception.ProvisioningRuntimeException: com.sap.conn.jco.JCoException:
JCO_ERROR_COMMUNICATION: Initialization of repository destination <Destination name> failed: Opening connection to backend failed:
<GROUP NAME> group not found
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When the logon group is not configured in the BTP destination via parameter jco.client.group, it will display "LG" in the error message.

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JCO_ERROR_COMMUNICATION: Initialization of repository destination <Destination name> failed: Opening connection to backend failed:
LG group not found
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group not found" occurred in IPS job log when connecting to AS ABAP source/target system"> Read more...

Environment

SAP Cloud Identity Services - Identity Provisioning (IPS)
Release Independent
SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP

Product

SAP Business Technology Platform all versions ; SAP Cloud Identity Services all versions ; SAP NetWeaver all versions ; SAP Process Integration all versions ; SAP Solution Manager all versions

Keywords

jcmon, instance startup, SAP MMC, SMICM, SPACE SMLG cluster restart ume.r3.connection.master.group CCMS: Maintain Logon Groups configtool Propertysheet, Caused by: com.sap.cloud.ips.runtime.exception.ProvisioningException: Can not read entities from source system, Caused by: com.sap.cloud.ips.connector.exception.ProvisioningRuntimeException: com.sap.conn.jco.JCoException: (102) JCO_ERROR_COMMUNICATION: Initialization of repository destination, Caused by: com.sap.conn.jco.JCoException: Opening connection to backend failed, Caused by: com.sap.conn.rfc.exceptions.RfcException: Opening connection to backend failed: Timed out waiting for tunnel to open for tunnelId , KBA , BC-IAM-IPS , Identity Provisioning Service (IPS) , BC-CST , Client/Server Technology , BC-MID-SCC , SAP Cloud Connector On-Demand/On-Premise Connectivity , BC-CP-DEST , Destination service , BC-NEO-CON , Neo to On-premise Connectivity service , Problem

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