Informix Error -43013: Unable to read backup level, defaulting to level <level-number>. </level-number>

Reasons / Common Causes

-43013 fires when the backup level entered on the command line isn't valid — per the official guidance, ON-Bar automatically performs a level-0 backup instead.

1. An invalid backup level entered on the command line, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. A level-0 backup is performed automatically, per the official guidance — correct the command line's level argument for future runs if a different level was intended.

Examples

An invalid backup level

$ onbar -b -L x
Unable to read backup level, defaulting to level 0.

$ onbar -b -L 1

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the -L level argument on the command line, and correct it to a valid level (0, 1, or 2) if a specific level was intended.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -43012 — "Setting backup level to 0 for this command." A related backup-level message, on a backup type that only supports level 0 rather than an invalid level entry.
• -43014 — "Unable to read logical log ID." The same class of unreadable-command-line- value error, for the logical log ID instead.

The backup level entered on the command line wasn't valid — a level-0 backup was performed instead.