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Informix Error -14508: CSS: error getting flags from CSM <csm-name>. </csm-name>

Cause and resolution

CSS: error getting flags from CSM <csm-name>. </csm-name>

Communication Support Services internal error.

Contact IBM Informix Technical Support or the CSM vendor and have the following information available: CSS configuration files and sqlhosts information for both the client and the database server.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-14508 fires when Communication Support Services (CSS) hits an internal error retrieving flags from a Communications Support Module (CSM) — per the official guidance.

  1. A CSS internal error retrieving CSM flags, per the official guidance — no further user-actionable detail is given.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Contact IBM Informix Technical Support or the CSM vendor, per the official guidance, with the CSS configuration files and sqlhosts information for both the client and the database server available.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented — this is reported as an internal error.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Gather the CSS configuration files and sqlhosts information for both sides of the connection before escalating.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -14508 in this set yet.

CSS hit an internal error retrieving flags from a CSM — gather the CSS configuration and sqlhosts details and contact IBM Informix Technical Support or the CSM vendor.