Informix Error -12073: Smart Large Objects Archive: Archive already active on sbspace.
Cause and resolution
Smart Large Objects Archive: Archive already active on sbspace.
Another archive is already running on the same sbspace. Ensure that you do not have another archive running on the same sbspace. Only one archive operation on an sbspace at a time is permitted.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-12073 fires when an archive is started on an sbspace that already has one running — per the official guidance.
- Another archive already running on the same sbspace, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause; only one archive operation per sbspace is permitted at a time.
Solutions / Resolution
- Confirm no other archive is running on the same sbspace before starting a new one, per the official guidance.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a concurrent archive on the same sbspace.
Diagnostic Checks
- Check for a currently running archive on the target sbspace, and wait for it to finish before starting another.
Related Errors / Related Topics
No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -12073 in this set yet.
Another archive was already running on the same sbspace — only one is allowed at a time.