Informix Error -43394: Storage space <storage space=""> is not down so it will not be restored. </storage>

Cause and resolution

Storage space <storage space=""> is not down so it will not be restored. </storage>

Only storage spaces that are off-line need to be restored. This storage space will not be restored, but restore of any other storage spaces will be attempted.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-43394 is an informational message — per the official guidance, only off-line storage spaces need restoring; this space is skipped since it's already online, while restore of other spaces continues.

The named storage space already being online, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

No action needed — restore of the remaining storage spaces will still be attempted, per the official guidance.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a space that didn't need restoring.

Diagnostic Checks

None needed — this message explains why the named space was legitimately skipped from restore.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-43393 — "Storage space is down and cannot be backed up." The opposite condition — a space that can't be backed up because it's down, rather than skipped from restore because it's up.

The named storage space is already online, so it wasn't restored — restore of the other spaces continues normally.