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3671883 - NiPGetServByName: 'sapms<SID>' not found error message

Symptom

Backend application cannot be opened from Enterprise Portal.
The following error message can be seen:

com.sap.tc.webdynpro.services.exceptions.WDRuntimeException: Exception was thrown in preprocessing phase of application session … 
...
Caused by: com.sap.dictionary.runtime.DdException: failed to create provider: com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$Exception: (102) RFC_ERROR_COMMUNICATION: Connect to message sever host failed
Connection parameters: TYPE=B DEST=”<Java Rfc client>” MSHOST=<host> R3NAME=<SID> Group=<group> PCS=1

LOCATION        CPIC (TCP/IP) on local host with Unicode
ERROR             service 'sapms<SID>' unknown
MODULE           /bas/753_REL/src/base/ni/niuxi.c
LINE                1831
DETAIL:           NiPGetServByName: 'sapms<SID>' not found
SYSTEM CALL   getaddrinfo 

Example:
If your <SID> is PP1, then you get the error message: service 'sapmsPP1' unknown


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Environment

  • SAP NetWeaver
  • SAP Enterprise Portal

Product

SAP NetWeaver all versions

Keywords

KBA , EP-PIN-NAV , Navigation , BC-MID-RFC , RFC , Problem

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