How To Fix RT641 - Cross-system number of free background work processes

RT641 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RT - Monitoring infrastructure MSG and alert texts

• Message number: 641

• Message text: Cross-system number of free background work processes

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RT641 - Cross-system number of free background work processes ?

  The SAP error message RT641 indicates that there is a cross-system issue with the number of free background work processes. This typically occurs in a distributed system landscape where multiple SAP systems are connected, and it can lead to performance issues or delays in processing background jobs.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Insufficient Background Work Processes: The primary cause of this error is that there are not enough background work processes available in the system to handle the workload. This can happen if:
  
  The number of background jobs exceeds the configured limit.
  Background processes are busy or blocked due to long-running jobs.
  There are configuration issues in the system.
  
  
  
  Cross-System Load: In a landscape with multiple SAP systems, if one system is overloaded, it can affect the availability of background processes in other systems.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: Incorrect configuration of the instance profile parameters related to background processing can lead to this error.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Increase Background Work Processes:
  
  Check the current configuration of background work