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3672889 - The error "NiICreateHandle: no more free handles" in gateway trace

Symptom

The following error occurs in the gateway trace (dev_rd) of an SAP ABAP system.

  • *** WARNING => NiICreateHandle: no more free handles (2500) [nixxi.cpp    525]

It indicates the exhaustion of the network handles in the gateway. Consequently, when this error occurs, the gateway is no longer able to accept additional connections at that time. This means that the gateway can no longer be accessed for external or internal communication, especially for RFC.


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Environment

This error could happen in all kinds of SAP ABAP environments.

Keywords

no more free handles, NiICreateHandle, gateway , KBA , BC-CST-GW , Gateway/CPIC , Problem

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