Informix Error -23606: Backup Manager Error: This worker is already waiting or busy.

Reasons / Common Causes

-23606 is an internal error — per the official guidance, the targeted worker is already in a waiting or busy state.

1. A request targeting a worker already waiting or busy, 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

• -23605 — "Backup Manager Error: An unrecognised worker id was supplied." A related worker-state internal error, on an unrecognized ID rather than a busy/waiting worker.
• -23610 — "Backup Manager Error: Internal error - No workers ready to run." A related worker-availability internal error, on none being ready rather than one being busy.

A worker was already waiting or busy when targeted — an internal error; contact IBM Informix Technical Support if it recurs.