Informix Error -23523
-23523 CM error: An uneven number of cogroup members was specified.
A request to create a range of cogroups from a range of coservers specified a count of coservers that is not an even multiple of the number of cogroups to create.
Adjust the numbers in the range of existing coservers or in the desired cogroups and resubmit the request.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-23523 fires when creating a range of cogroups from a range of coservers, where the coserver count isn't an even multiple of the number of cogroups to create — per the official guidance.
- A coserver count not evenly divisible by the requested cogroup count, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
- Adjust the coserver range or the desired cogroup count and resubmit, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a non-even division.
Diagnostic Checks
- Check that the coserver range's count divides evenly by the requested cogroup count, and adjust either number.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -23522 — "CM error: An illegal range identifier was specified." A related range-syntax error, on the range's format rather than an uneven member count.
- -23524 — "CM error: Nested cogroups not supported." A related range-cogroup- creation error, on a cogroup being named as a member rather than an uneven count.
A range of cogroups couldn't be created because the coserver count wasn't an even multiple of the cogroup count — adjust the numbers.