How To Fix COV237 - Servers with abap/pxa=...,noupdate,... cannot be activated

COV237 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: COV - Messages for Coverage Analyzer

• Message number: 237

• Message text: Servers with abap/pxa=...,noupdate,... cannot be activated

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COV237 - Details

• The SAP error message COV237 indicates that there is an issue with the activation of a server that has specific parameters set, particularly abap/pxa and noupdate. This error typically arises in the context of SAP systems that are using the ABAP stack, particularly in scenarios involving high availability or load balancing configurations.
  
  Cause:
  The error message COV237 usually occurs due to one or more of the following reasons:
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The server is configured with parameters that prevent it from being activated. The noupdate parameter indicates that the server should not participate in update processing, which can lead to issues if the server is expected to handle certain transactions.
  
  
  System State: The server may be in a state that does not allow it to be activated, such as being in a maintenance mode or having other restrictions applied.
  
  
  Network Issues: There may be network connectivity issues that prevent the server from communicating with other components