Informix Error -12133: Smart Large Objects: During the creation of the sbspace, the desc partition was not the first in the sbspace.
Cause and resolution
Smart Large Objects: During the creation of the sbspace, the desc partition was not the first in the sbspace.
An internal database server error occurred. The sbspace is likely corrupt or is not an sbspace.
Contact IBM Informix Technical Support to report the error. Try creating the sbspace again.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-12133 is an internal error — per the official guidance, the sbspace is likely corrupt or isn't genuinely an sbspace.
- An internal database server error during sbspace creation, per the official guidance — no further detail given.
Solutions / Resolution
- Contact IBM Informix Technical Support to report the error, per the official guidance.
- Try creating the sbspace again, per the official guidance.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented — this is reported as an internal error.
Diagnostic Checks
- Escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support — this is an internal error with no documented user-actionable cause.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -12134 — "Smart Large Objects: During creation of the sbspace, the sbspace desc record was not the first in the partition." The same class of internal creation-sequencing error, at the record level rather than the partition level.
The description partition wasn't first during sbspace creation, indicating corruption — report it and try creating the sbspace again.