Informix Error -9467: Driver shutdown, no new connection.
Cause and resolution
Driver shutdown, no new connection.
The Java virtual processor (VP) was shut down in the middle of creating a JDBC connection. Terminate your JDBC session and restart it after the VP is completely removed from the database server.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-9467 fires when the JVP is shut down in the middle of creating a JDBC connection — per the official guidance.
- A JVP shutdown occurring while a connection was being established, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
- Terminate the JDBC session and restart it after the VP is completely removed from the database server, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a JVP shutdown mid-connection.
Diagnostic Checks
- Check
onstat -g ath/JVP status to confirm the VP has fully shut down, and reconnect only after it's completely removed.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -9462 — "Driver being shutdown." The same class of shutdown-timing error, for a new connection request made after shutdown had already started.
The JVP shut down while a JDBC connection was being created — wait until it's completely removed, then reconnect.