Informix Error -88035: No Device is available to mount in pool <pool-name>. </pool-name>
Cause and resolution
No Device is available to mount in pool <pool-name>. </pool-name>
The storage manager was asked to mount a volume for a specified pool, but no device was found.
Be sure that a device has been created for the specified pool. Also be sure that the devices for the given pool are available.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-88035 fires when the storage manager needs to mount a volume for a pool but finds no device — per the official guidance.
- No device created for the specified pool, per the official guidance — the first named case.
- The pool's devices exist but aren't currently available, per the official guidance — the second named case.
Solutions / Resolution
- Create a device for the specified pool, per the official guidance, if none exists.
- Confirm the pool's existing devices are available, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a pool with no mountable device.
Diagnostic Checks
- Check whether the pool has any devices defined, and confirm they're available if so.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -88056 — "The device requested in the operation (
) does not exist." A related device error, on a named device not existing at all. - -88057 — "The specified device does not belong to the specified pool." A related device/pool mismatch error.
No device was available to mount in the specified pool — create a device or confirm existing devices are available.