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Informix Error -27003

-27003 Internal Communications Error: internal inconsistency detected.

The IBM Informix client/server communication system has detected an internal inconsistency. Typically, a client application reports this error. This error might be a memory-corruption error due to a programming bug. If the database server or a utility reported the error, it is an Informix internal error. When an Informix internal error occurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-27003 fires when the IBM Informix client/server communication system detects an internal inconsistency — per the official guidance, this is typically reported by a client application.

  1. A programming-bug-induced memory-corruption error, per the official guidance — when reported by a client application.
  2. An Informix internal error, per the official guidance — when reported by the database server or a utility.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. If the database server or a utility reported it, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, per the official guidance.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a communication-layer internal inconsistency.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check whether a client application or the database server/a utility reported the error, and escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support if it's the latter.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -27003 in this set yet.

An internal inconsistency was detected in the client/server communication system — possibly client-side memory corruption, or an Informix internal error if reported by the server/a utility.