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Informix Error -23618: Backup Manager Error: That session is not suspended.

Cause and resolution

Backup Manager Error: That session is not suspended.

An attempt was made to resume a session that was not suspended. Check the status of current backup and restore sessions using onstat -g bus.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-23618 fires when resuming a session that wasn't suspended — per the official guidance.

  1. A resume request targeting a non-suspended session, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Check current session status via onstat -g bus, per the official guidance, before retrying.
Examples
Checking session status
$ onstat -g bus
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Run onstat -g bus to confirm the session's current suspend status before retrying.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -23617 — "Backup Manager Error: That session is already suspended." The mirror- image error, on suspending an already-suspended session rather than resuming a non-suspended one.

The session wasn't suspended — check onstat -g bus for its current status.