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Informix Error -43260: ON-Bar was unable to get backup record of <space-name> from </space-name> storage manager.

Cause and resolution

ON-Bar was unable to get backup record of <space-name> from </space-name> storage manager.

The storage manager does not have a backup record for the dbspace or blobspace.

For more information, contact the storage manager vendor or IBM Technical Support.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-43260 fires when the storage manager has no backup record for the named dbspace or blobspace — per the official guidance.

  1. The storage manager not having a backup record for the space, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Contact the storage manager vendor or IBM Technical Support, per the official guidance, for more information.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a missing backup record.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Query the storage manager's catalog for the named space's backup record, and escalate to the vendor or IBM Technical Support if none exists.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -43258 — "ON-Bar could not get logical log from the Storage Manager." A related missing-backup error, for a logical log rather than a dbspace/blobspace.
  • -43262 — "The wrong version of was returned from the Storage Manager." A related restore error, where an object was returned but wasn't the one requested.

The storage manager has no backup record for the named dbspace/blobspace — contact the storage manager vendor or IBM Technical Support.