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Informix Error -12101

-12101 Smart Large Objects: A bad value was entered for the average

smart-large-object size.

You entered a bad value for avg_lo_size, in kilobytes, during the creation of an sbspace. Re-execute the creation command with a correct average smart-large-object size, in kilobytes.

0 <= Smart Large Object < 2 Terabytes

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-12101 fires when an sbspace-creation command's avg_lo_size value is invalid — per the official guidance.

  1. An avg_lo_size (in kilobytes) outside the valid range, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause; valid values are 0 <= Smart Large Object < 2 Terabytes.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Re-execute the creation command with a correct average smart-large-object size, in kilobytes, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an out-of-range avg_lo_size.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the avg_lo_size value passed to the creation command, and confirm it's 0 <= value < 2 Terabytes.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -12100 — "Smart Large Objects: A bad value was entered for the sbpage unit." A related sbspace-creation validity error, on the page-unit field rather than avg_lo_size.
  • -12102 — "Smart Large Objects: A bad Meta Data Area was entered for the smart large object." A related sbspace-creation validity error, on the metadata-area field rather than avg_lo_size.

The sbspace creation command's avg_lo_size was out of range — set it to a value between 0 and 2 terabytes.