error Unable to connect to backend device. Please contact Administrator

Products

• CA Privileged Access Manager - Cloakware Password Authority (PA)
• CA Privileged Access Manager (PAM)

Issue/Introduction

Sometimes we meet error "Unable to connect to backend device. Please contact Administrator." when we try to RDP windows from PAM.

Environment

all PAM version

Cause

It's may cause by target server RDP is not allowed, or network issue such as port block by firewall and DNS issue.

Resolution

You can check from below aspects.

1. If target device enable RDP permission for remote servers. 

2. If there is firewall or antivirus to block the port, default is 3389 between target server and PAM. 

3. Check DNS working well or not. 
Below comes a KB talks about DNS cause for such issue. 

Error on Access RDP Connections: 
https://comm.support.ca.com/kb/error-on-access-rdp-connections/kb000006551