How To Fix RT861 - Physical CPU Entitlement

RT861 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 861

• Message text: Physical CPU Entitlement

What causes this issue?

The physical CPU entitlement is a guarantee that this number of physical
CPU's are available for use by the LPAR at all times. This guarantee
preempts any sharing of CPU's.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RT861 - Physical CPU Entitlement ?

  The SAP error message RT861, which refers to "Physical CPU Entitlement," typically arises in the context of SAP systems running on virtualized environments, particularly when using SAP's licensing model. This error indicates that the number of physical CPU cores allocated to the SAP system exceeds the entitlement based on the licensing agreement.
  
  Cause:
  
  Exceeding CPU Entitlement: The most common cause of this error is that the number of physical CPUs (or cores) assigned to the SAP instance exceeds what is allowed under the current SAP licensing agreement.
  Virtualization Issues: In virtualized environments, the way CPUs are allocated can sometimes lead to discrepancies between the actual physical CPUs and the virtual CPUs presented to the SAP system.
  Misconfiguration: Incorrect configuration of the SAP system or the underlying virtualization platform can also lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Licensing Agreement: Check your SAP licensing agreement to understand the number of physical CPUs you are entitled to use. This