Informix Error -43219: A rename chunk restore failed. Server is not in off-line mode.

Cause and resolution

A rename chunk restore failed. Server is not in off-line mode.

Restore with chunk rename can only be done as cold restore when the server is off-line.

To do a restore with chunk rename, bring the server off-line and do a cold restore.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-43219 fires when a restore-with-chunk-rename is attempted while the server isn't off-line — per the official guidance, restore with chunk rename can only be done as a cold restore while the server is off-line.

The server not being off-line when a restore with chunk rename was attempted, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Bring the server off-line and perform a cold restore, per the official guidance, to do a restore with chunk rename.

Examples

Bringing the server off-line

$ onmode -ky

Diagnostic Checks

Check the server's current operating mode, and bring it off-line before retrying a restore with chunk rename.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-43207 — "Unable to open connection to database server: ." A related operating-mode error, on a general connection attempt in the wrong mode rather specifically a chunk-rename restore.

A restore with chunk rename requires the server to be off-line — bring it off-line and retry as a cold restore.