Maximum Number of DBPROCESSes Already Allocated

Two scenarios could result in this error. They are summarized in the following table:

Scenario

Action

The Backup Server runserver file, the interfaces file, and the sysservers table in the master database do not have a consistent name for the Backup Server.

Verify that all three locations contain the same Backup Server name. Pay attention to case sensitivity.

You have hit a network limit for the Backup Server process. Typically, this limit is set to 25.

Start Backup Server with the -Nnn flag to change the network limit. For example, -N30 increases the limit to 30.