EIP Running On Unix Server Cannot Connect to New SAP System on Windows Server Receiving Error: "RFC_ERROR_LOGON_FAILURE: Name

or password is incorrect (repeat logon)" (Doc ID 1470407.1)

Modified: Feb 20, 2013 Type: PROBLEM

In this Document Symptoms Changes Cause Solution

APPLIES TO:
Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management - Version 6.1.1.0 and later Information in this document applies to any platform.

SYMPTOMS
Find EIP running on UNIX is not able to connect to new SAP System on Windows Server - depending on configured password If the SAP User password includes a numeric value the connect fails with error ... com.eigner.eai.connector.ConnectorException: Cannot connect to SAP. --- Nested Exception --com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$Exception: (103) RFC_ERROR_LOGON_FAILURE: Name or password is incorrect (repeat logon) at com.sap.mw.jco.rfc.MiddlewareRFC$Client.nativeConnect(Native Method) . Same password works fine when connecting that EIP on UNIX to older SAP system on Unix

CHANGES
Installed newer SAP System on Windows Server

CAUSE
Outdated SAP JCo/RFC libs in the EIP belonging to older SAP system running on UNIX ======================================== >>> details OLD libs <<<<< . Implementation-Version: 2.0.10 [20031210 2231] Specification-Title: SAP Java Connector Specification-Version: 2.0 . ========================================

SOLUTION
Update JCo libs from version 2.0.10 to 2.1.10 -- NOT 3.x !! Newest JCo libs can be downloaded from the SAP marketplace :

http://service.sap.com/connectors (password required!) -> SAP Java Connector -> Tools & Services -> Download SAP JCo Release 2.1.10 or higher and replace it in the lib directory of the EIP.