How to enable SAP ICF in a miniSAP installation

August 1, 2014 • 1 minute read • sap

If you ever try to access the ICF (Internet Communication Framework) Ping service in a newly installed miniSAP system, you’ll probably get a 404 error page. Don’t worry, the solution is quite simple.

Ping (and most of other ICF services) are disabled by default

Enter SICF transaction and navigate through the tree until you reach default_host/sap/bc/ping node. Note that the service is disabled. Right click it and choose Activate Service. Now you can test it using your favorite internet browser. The default address, which is <computer-name>:8000/sap/bc/ping?sap-client=001.

Still didn’t work?

You’ll need to find in which port your ICF is running. Right click the ping service and choose option Test Service. SAP will start your default browser and navigate to the ping service using the configured port. If you see port 0, than you’ll need to change it.

Find the file C:\usr\sap\NSP\SYS\profile\DEFAULT.PFL in your FileSystem and add these two lines to the bottom.

icm/host_name_full = icm/server_port_0 = PROT=HTTP,PORT=8000,TIMEOUT=3600,PROCTIMEOUT=3600

After that, restart your miniSAP system and try using the Ping service again.

If everything works as expected, your credentials will be prompted and the following message will be shown.

Server reached successfully

This configuration is very important for a new feature that will be described in the following posts.

Cheers!

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