Oninit
Talk to an expert →

Informix Error -14562: CSS: no buffer management function provided.

Cause and resolution

CSS: no buffer management function provided.

Communication Support Services caller did not provide a buffer management function in I/O reference context to Communication Support Services.

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.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-14562 fires when a CSS caller doesn't provide a buffer management function in the I/O reference context passed to Communication Support Services (CSS) — per the official guidance.

  1. A CSS caller not providing a buffer management function, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
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
  • -14564 — "CSS: no output function provided." The same missing-function-in-I/O-context condition, for the output function rather than buffer management.
  • -14566 — "CSS: no input function provided." The same missing-function-in-I/O-context condition, for the input function rather than buffer management.

A CSS caller didn't provide a buffer management function in its I/O reference context — gather the CSS configuration and sqlhosts details and contact IBM Informix Technical Support or the CSM vendor.