Informix Error -23512: CM error: dbslice already exists.

Cause and resolution

CM error: dbslice already exists.

A request for a new dbslice failed because a dbslice of that name already exists. Select a name that is not in use and resubmit the request with the new name.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-23512 fires when a new dbslice's requested name is already in use — per the official guidance.

A dbslice of the requested name already existing, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Select an unused name and resubmit the request, per the official guidance.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a name collision.

Diagnostic Checks

Check whether a dbslice already uses the requested name, and choose a different one.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-23511 — "CM error: No such dbslice." The mirror-image error, on a dbslice name not found rather than a name collision.

A dbslice with the requested name already exists — choose a different name.