Trouble Ticket Report Java Support Package Manager for SAP NetWeaver SID................: EPP Hostname...........: epprda Install directory..: /usr/sap/EPP Database...........: $(/J2EE/DBSystem/DBInfoName) Operating System...: $(/J2EE/StandardSystem/CentralInstance/J2EEEngineInstanceHost/OpSysType) JDK version........: 1.6.0_37 SAP AG JSPM version.......: 7.31.4.0.1 System release.....: 710 ABAP stack present.: false The execution ended in error. Cannot initialize application data. The update tool is unable to detect the instances information for instance number: 0 on host: null via the SAPCONTROL web service API. Either the SAP Start Service associated with this instance is not running or a required functionality is not supported by the current version of the Kernel. See SAP Note 1401712 for further information. Error occurred while trying to get the instance Properties list for the instance number: 0 on host: epprd via the SAPCONTROL web service API. See SAP Note 1401712 for further information. java.rmi.RemoteException: Service call exception; nested exception is: java.io.IOException: Unable to connect to epprd:50013 - A remote host refused an attempted connect operation. java.io.IOException: Unable to connect to epprd:50013 - A remote host refused an attempted connect operation. java.net.ConnectException: A remote host refused an attempted connect operation. More information can be found in the log file /usr/sap/EPP/J00/j2ee/JSPM/log/log_2013_09_18_21_42_27/JSPM_MAIN_1_01.LOG. Use the information provided to trouble-shoot the problem. There might be an OSS note providing a solution to this problem. Search for OSS notes with the following search terms: com.sap.sdt.jspm.phases.PhaseTypeJSPM com.sap.sdt.jspm.gui.JspmUiException Cannot initialize application data. JSPM_MAIN JSPMPhases NetWeaver Upgrade SAPJup Java Upgrade If you think this is a problem in JSPM, you may post a CSN in BC-UPG-OCS-SPJ.