Informix Error -756: Evaluation version has expired.
Cause and resolution
Evaluation version has expired.
The evaluation version of this product will work only for a specified period of time. This version allows you to evaluate the product but not use it permanently. When the evaluation version expires, call IBM to order a standard version of the product.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-756 fires when an evaluation copy of the product has run past its licensed evaluation period — per the official guidance, evaluation versions work only for a specified period, and this error is the expected, deliberate outcome once that period elapses.
- The evaluation period simply elapsing, per the official guidance — not a technical fault, but the evaluation license working as designed.
Solutions / Resolution
- Order a standard version of the product, per the official guidance's documented resolution — contact IBM (or the current licensing channel/reseller) to obtain a full license.
- There is no technical workaround — per the official guidance's framing, the evaluation version is deliberately time-limited, and continued use requires a standard license.
Examples
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This condition has no code-level workaround; it's a licensing state, not a bug to diagnose.
Diagnostic Checks
- Confirm the installation is indeed an evaluation copy, and check its original evaluation start date against the documented evaluation period, if there's any question about whether this is expected.
Related Errors / Related Topics
No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -756 in this set yet.
A deliberate licensing boundary, not a technical fault — order a standard license to continue using the product.