Informix Error -43012: Setting backup level to 0 for this command.
Cause and resolution
Setting backup level to 0 for this command.
Only level-0 backup is supported for a fake backup or external backup. For IBM Informix Dynamic Server 9.2 or later, this message also applies to backup verification. The backup level is reset to 0.
No action is required.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-43012 fires when a fake backup, external backup, or (on IDS 9.2+) backup verification is requested — per the official guidance, only level-0 backup is supported for these, so the level is automatically reset to 0.
- A fake backup, external backup, or backup verification requested at a non-zero level, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause; this is informational, not a failure.
Solutions / Resolution
- No action is required, per the official guidance — the backup level is reset to 0 automatically.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented beyond requesting a non-zero level for one of these backup types.
Diagnostic Checks
- Confirm level-0 backup is acceptable for the operation being performed, since these backup types don't support any other level.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -43013 — "Unable to read backup level, defaulting to level
." A related backup-level fallback message, on an invalid level entered on the command line rather than a backup type that only supports level 0.
Fake/external backup or backup verification only supports level 0 — the level is reset automatically, no action needed.