Remedying the Message "Cannot Initialize Client-Server Communications"

 

There are several areas which need to be checked:

The TCP/IP host name for the IBM i (on the IBM i) must:

• begin with the IBM i system name
• have the domain name as the suffix.

For example:
System name: SYSTEM IA
Domain name: XYZ.COM
Host name must be: SYSTEM IA.XYZ.COM

Note: If any changes are made within the TCP/IP configuration, for the IBM i, TCP/IP must be re-started. The IBM i line description may also need to be "varied off" and "varied on".

• "Database broker" has not been started on the ACE/Server Please refer to the appropriate documentation for your ACE/Server
• The ACE/Server services are not started Please refer to the appropriate documentation for your ACE/Server