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Informix Error -12124: Smart Large Objects: The archive preimage partition doesn't exist.

Cause and resolution

Smart Large Objects: The archive preimage partition doesn't exist.

An internal error occurred in the archiver. The preimage partition should exist at this point but it does not.

If the error recurs, refer to your Administrator's Guide to acquire additional diagnostics. Contact IBM Informix Technical Support with the diagnostic information.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-12124 is an internal archiver error — per the official guidance, the preimage partition should exist at this point but doesn't.

  1. An internal archiver failure leaving the expected preimage partition missing, per the official guidance — no further detail given.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. If this error recurs, refer to your Administrator's Guide to acquire additional diagnostics, per the official guidance.
  2. Contact IBM Informix Technical Support with the diagnostic information, per the official guidance.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented — this is reported as an internal error.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Gather diagnostics per the Administrator's Guide if the error recurs, and escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support with that information.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -12066 — "Smart Large Objects Archive: Cannot build pre-image temporary partition." A related preimage-partition error, on failing to build it rather than it unexpectedly not existing later.

The archive preimage partition was unexpectedly missing — gather diagnostics per the Administrator's Guide and escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support.