Informix Error -23617: Backup Manager Error: That session is already suspended.

Cause and resolution

Backup Manager Error: That session is already suspended.

An attempt was made to suspend a session that is currently suspended. Check the status of current backup and restore sessions using onstat -g bus.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-23617 fires when suspending a session that's already suspended — per the official guidance.

A suspend request targeting an already-suspended session, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Check current session status via onstat -g bus, per the official guidance, before retrying.

Examples

Checking session status

$ onstat -g bus

Diagnostic Checks

Run onstat -g bus to confirm the session's current suspend status before retrying.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-23602 — "Backup Manager Error: A dbspace backup/restore is already active for this dbspace." A related session-state error, on a duplicate backup/restore rather than a duplicate suspend.
-23618 — "Backup Manager Error: That session is not suspended." The mirror-image error, on resuming a non-suspended session rather than suspending an already-suspended one.

The session was already suspended — check onstat -g bus for its current status.