RFC logon failed with message: Failed: Connect to SAP gateway failed

I installed CI instance fine and i am stopped here with this error at the end of DB instance install. Could someone let me know what could be the reason for this. Is there any fix or workaround to continue the install.

INFO 2006-09-16 01:13:02 [iaxxrfcimp.cpp:398]

CAbRfcImpl::setRfcConnectParam

RFC parameter ASHOST set to value hostSAP.

INFO 2006-09-16 01:13:02 [iaxxrfcimp.cpp:398]

CAbRfcImpl::setRfcConnectParam

RFC parameter SYSNR set to value 09.

INFO 2006-09-16 01:13:02 [iaxxrfcimp.cpp:543]

CAbRfcImpl::checkConnectInfo

RFC connection information checked successfully.

ERROR 2006-09-16 01:13:02 [iaxxrfcimp.cpp:450]

CAbRfcImpl::openRfcConn

FRF-00007 Unable to open RFC connection.

ERROR 2006-09-16 01:13:02

CJSlibModule::writeError_impl()

FRF-00063 RFC logon failed with message: Failed: Connect to SAP gateway failed

Connect_PM GWHOST=hostSAP, GWSERV=sapgw09, ASHOST=hostSAP, SYSNR=09

LOCATION CPIC (TCP/IP) on local host

ERROR partner not reached (host hostSAP, service 3309)

TIME Sat Sep 16 01:13:02 2006

RELEASE 640

COMPONENT NI (network interface)

VERSION 37

RC -10

MODULE nixxi_r_mt.cpp

LINE 8528

DETAIL NiPConnect

SYSTEM CALL connect

ERRNO 146

ERRNO TEXT Connection refused

COUNTER 4

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Thanks,

Ram