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Informix Error -12071: Smart Blobs Archive: During restore, a page write failed.

Cause and resolution

Smart Blobs Archive: During restore, a page write failed.

During an archive restore, a page-write operation to the chunk failed. Ensure that the device is accessible.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-12071 fires when a page write to the chunk fails during an archive restore — per the official guidance.

  1. The target device being inaccessible, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Ensure the device is accessible, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an inaccessible restore-target device.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the accessibility of the device the chunk resides on, and restore access before retrying.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -12071 in this set yet.

A page write failed during archive restore, likely due to an inaccessible device — check its accessibility.