---
title: "Availability database is suspended for an availability group"
description: "Identify possible causes for why a database in an Always On availability group might be suspended."
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ms.date: "05/17/2016"
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# Availability database is suspended for an availability group
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## Introduction  
  
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|**Policy Name**|Availability Database Suspension State|  
|**Issue**|Availability database is suspended.|  
|**Category**|**Warning**|  
|**Facet**|Availability database|  
  
## Description  
 This policy checks the state of data movement of the secondary database (also known as a "secondary database replica"). The policy is in an unhealthy state when the data movement is suspended. The policy is otherwise in a healthy state.  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  For this release of [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)], information about possible causes and solutions is located at [Availability database is suspended](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=220860) on the TechNet Wiki.  
  
## Possible Causes  
 Data synchronization on this availability database might have been suspended because of the following:  
  
-   Due to an error, the system might have suspended data synchronization.  
  
-   The database administrator might have suspended data synchronization for maintenance purposes.  
  
## Possible Solution  
 Resume data synchronization. If the issue persists, check the availability group in the Event log, and then diagnose why the system suspended data movement.  
  
## See Also  
 [Overview of Always On Availability Groups (SQL Server)](../../../database-engine/availability-groups/windows/overview-of-always-on-availability-groups-sql-server.md)   
 [Use the Always On Dashboard (SQL Server Management Studio)](../../../database-engine/availability-groups/windows/use-the-always-on-dashboard-sql-server-management-studio.md)