Symptom The SAP application server is no able to startup with no more work processes. Dispatcher trace file (dev_disp): *** DP_FATAL_ERROR => DpWPCheck: no more work processes *** DISPATCHER EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN *** The work process trace file (dev_w*): M *** ERROR => ThPlgConnectToIcm: IcmReadAck failed (-8, ni_rc=-6) M in_ThErrHandle: 1 M *** ERROR => ThStart: connect to icman (step 1, th_errno ..