SAP connector fails with hostname not found when using a non-default port in RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle

2 years ago

Originally Published: 2019-09-20

Article Number

000041626

Applies To

RSA Product Set: Identity Governance & Lifecycle
RSA Version/Condition: All

Issue

When attempting to define a SAP connector on a non-default port as in the example below, the test of the connector fails with:

GetHostByName: '10.100.99.99:3301' not found SYSTEM CALL getaddrinfo

The Connection Details used in this example are:

A test connection using the default SAP port of 3300 is successful:

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Cause

RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle interprets the contents of the Host field in the SAP connector definition (AFX > Connectors > Create Connector > Connector Template: SAP > Settings tab > Connection Details > Host) as a Hostname, not as a Hostname:Port number.

In the example above, RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle is converting the entire string 10.100.99.99:3301 as a Hostname to an IP address.

Resolution

To use a non-default port to connect to a SAP datasource via a SAP AFX connector, use the following format in the Host field of the Connection Details:

/H/hostname/S/port

For example,

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