How To Fix BGRFC371 - Application server &1 is not active

BGRFC371 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BGRFC - qRFC - New Background RFC

• Message number: 371

• Message text: Application server &1 is not active

What causes this issue?

The specified application server is not currently connected to the
system. You have either entered an invalid application server, or the
server is not currently active.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Check your entries.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

BGRFC371 - Details

• The SAP error message BGRFC371 indicates that the application server specified in the message is not active. This error typically occurs in the context of the Background Remote Function Call (BGRFC) framework, which is used for asynchronous communication between different SAP systems or between different instances of the same system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Server Down: The specified application server is not running or has been shut down for maintenance.
  Network Issues: There may be network connectivity issues preventing access to the specified server.
  
  Configuration Issues: The server may not be properly configured in the SAP system, or the BGRFC settings may be incorrect.
  Load Balancer Issues: If a load balancer is used, it may not be routing requests correctly to the active application servers.
  Instance Not Registered: The application server may not be registered in the SAP instance list.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Server Status: Verify that the application server is up and running. You can do this by checking the SAP