Informix Error -88057: The specified device does not belong to the specified pool.

Reasons / Common Causes

-88057 fires when a device is specified together with a pool it doesn't belong to — per the official guidance.

1. Either the device or the pool named being incorrect, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Correct the device or pool provided, per the official guidance.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a device/pool mismatch.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the device-to-pool assignment, and correct whichever of the two was misidentified.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -88035 — "No Device is available to mount in pool ." A related device error, on no device being mountable for a pool rather than a device/pool mismatch.
• -88056 — "The device requested in the operation () does not exist." A related device error, on the device not existing at all rather than belonging to a different pool.

The specified device doesn't belong to the specified pool — correct the device or pool.