Trace shows this:
|E| | 8596| 40| |||||||||||||||[com.sap.bi.da.extension.core]java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: com.businessobjects.mds.services.solver.ConnectionSolverException: Unable to retrieve network layer aliases : com.crystaldecisions.sdk.exception.SDKException$OCAFramework: Unable to find servers in CMS 192.168.20.95:6400 and cluster @ebcw09v702.ebc-fit.efc.internal:6400 with kind pjs and service CS_CORBA_NetworkLayer. All such servers could be down or disabled by the administrator. (FWM 01014)
However, it DOES work for another set of Universes and the error does not appear.