WARNING => NiICreateHandle: no more free handles (2048)

Symptom

From dev_rd

*** WARNING => NiICreateHandle: no more free handles (2048) [nixxi.cpp    466]
*** ERROR => GwConnectHandle: GwAccept (socket) failed (NIEINVAL) [gwxxrd.c     6353]

From dev_w*

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*
*  LOCATION    SAP-Gateway on host xxx / sapgwxx
*  ERROR       internal error
*              (this retcode should be handled by caller of NI-layer)
*  TIME        Sat Jul 11 11:00:22 2011
*  RELEASE     720
*  COMPONENT   NI (network interface)
*  VERSION     40
*  RC          -8
*  MODULE      nixxi.cpp
*  LINE        464
*  DETAIL      NiICreateHandle: no more free handles (2048)
*  COUNTER     157431
*****************************************************************************

> gwmon pf=<profile>
GwMonDisplayConnTbl2 failed, rc=-6

Solution

1. Restart the gateway.