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3349913 - IBM i : SAP instance down due to port 4800 in use issue

Symptom

SAP instance shuts down immediately after it starts.

  • The dispatcher trace (dev_disp) shows the gateway died.

    *** ERROR => gateway (pid 1234) died [dpGateway.c  51]
    *** DP_FATAL_ERROR => Gateway died with status 2 - I better exit now

    *** DISPATCHER EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN ***

  • The RFC Gateway trace file (dev_rd) shows port 4800 is in use.

    ***LOG Q0I=> NiIBindSocket: bind (67: Address already in use) [/bas/753_REL/src/base/ni/nixxi.cpp 3903]
    *** ERROR => NiIBindSocket: SiBind failed for hdl 25/sock 12
        (SI_EPORT_INUSE/67; I4; ST; 0.0.0.0:4800) [nixxi.cpp    3903]

    *****************************************************************************
    *
    *  LOCATION    SAP-Gateway on host <hostname> / sapgw00
    *  ERROR       service '0.0.0.0:4800' in use
    *
    *  RELEASE     753
    *  COMPONENT   NI (network interface)
    *  VERSION     40
    *  RC          -4
    *  MODULE      /bas/753_REL/src/base/ni/nixxi.cpp
    *  LINE        3903
    *  DETAIL      NiIBindSocket
    *  SYSTEM CALL bind
    *  ERRNO       67
    *  ERRNO TEXT  Address already in use
    *  COUNTER     1
    *
    *****************************************************************************

    *** ERROR => GwInitService: GwListen(sapgw00s) failed (NIESERV_USED) [gwxxrd.c     10080]
    ***LOG S10=> GwInitReader, GwInitServiceSSL () [gwxxrd.c     2439]


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Environment

  • SAP system on IBM i server

Product

SAP NetWeaver 7.5

Keywords

SI_EPORT_INUSE, 4800, port, in use, NIESERV_USED , KBA , BC-OP-AS4 , IBM AS/400 , Problem

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