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Informix Error -23605: Backup Manager Error: An unrecognised worker id was supplied.

Cause and resolution

Backup Manager Error: An unrecognised worker id was supplied.

If this internal error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-23605 is an internal error — per the official guidance, an unrecognized worker ID was supplied to the Backup Manager.

  1. An unrecognized worker ID, per the official guidance — no further named detail.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. If this internal error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, per the official guidance.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented — this is reported as an internal error.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Record the full sequence of events, and escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support if the error recurs.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -23606 — "Backup Manager Error: This worker is already waiting or busy." A related worker-state internal error, on a busy/waiting worker rather than an unrecognized ID.
  • -23611 — "Backup Manager Error: Internal error - Object not allocated." A related Backup Manager internal error.

An unrecognized worker ID was supplied to the Backup Manager — an internal error; contact IBM Informix Technical Support if it recurs.