Informix Error -32197: Not an OnLine/Secure tape.
Cause and resolution
Not an OnLine/Secure tape.
Use a tape that an OnLine/Secure database server generated.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-32197 fires when a tape used for restore wasn't generated by an OnLine/Secure database server — per the official guidance.
- The tape wasn't generated by an OnLine/Secure database server, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
- Use a tape that an OnLine/Secure database server actually generated, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented beyond using a non-OnLine/Secure tape.
Diagnostic Checks
- Confirm the tape's origin — that it was generated by an OnLine/Secure database server, not a standard one.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -32198 — "Not an OnLine/Secure root chunk." A related OnLine/Secure-origin error,
on the
ONCONFIGrootdbs chunk rather than a restore tape.
The tape used for restore wasn't generated by an OnLine/Secure database server — use a tape that was.