How To Fix SHTTP053 - You have not selected any nodes. You can create virtual hosts only.

SHTTP053 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SHTTP - Messages for Development Class SHTTP

• Message number: 053

• Message text: You have not selected any nodes. You can create virtual hosts only.

What causes this issue?

You have not selected an entry in the tree, which means that you can
create virtual hosts or SMTP hosts only.
If you want to create services or internal aliases, cancel the
action, and select a node under which you want to create a service or
internal alias. Then repeat the action.

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

You can continue if you want to create virtual hosts. Otherwise,
cancel the action, select an entry and repeat the action.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message SHTTP053 - You have not selected any nodes. You can create virtual hosts only. ?

  The SAP error message SHTTP053 indicates that you have not selected any nodes when trying to create virtual hosts in the SAP system. This error typically occurs in the context of configuring the Internet Communication Manager (ICM) or when setting up HTTP services in the SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when you attempt to create or configure a virtual host without selecting any nodes (application servers) in the SAP system. Virtual hosts are used to manage multiple domain names or IP addresses on a single server, and they require specific nodes to be associated with them.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the SHTTP053 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Access the ICM Configuration:
  
  Go to transaction code SICF (SAP Internet Communication Framework).
  Navigate to the relevant service or node where you want to create the virtual host.
  
  
  
  Select Nodes:
  
  Ensure that you have selected the appropriate nodes (application servers) that you want to associate with the virtual host.
  You can do this by