Informix Error -32194: Cannot create reserved tblspace.

Reasons / Common Causes

-32194 fires during OnLine/Secure database server initialization when the reserved tblspace can't be created — per the official guidance, this prevents the database server from being initialized.

1. A failure creating the reserved tblspace during initialization, per the official guidance — no further named detail.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support for assistance, per the official guidance — the database server can't be initialized until this is resolved.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented — this is an initialization-time internal error.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Note the circumstances of the failed initialization, and escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -32193 — "Cannot create audit tblspace." A related initialization-time tblspace-creation error, on the audit tblspace rather than the reserved tblspace.

The OnLine/Secure database server couldn't be initialized because the reserved tblspace couldn't be created — contact IBM Informix Technical Support.