Informix Error -12135: Smart Large Objects: Cannot initialize the smart-large-object subsystem.

Reasons / Common Causes

-12135 fires when the smart-large-object subsystem fails to initialize — per the official guidance.

1. Being out of memory, per the official guidance — the most likely cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Increase the amount of available memory, per the official guidance.

Examples

Checking system memory

$ free -h

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check system memory availability, and increase it if the subsystem consistently fails to initialize.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -12091 — "Smart Large Objects: the in-memory sbspace table doesn't exist." A related subsystem-initialization error, on the sbspace table specifically rather than the whole subsystem.

The smart-large-object subsystem failed to initialize, most likely due to insufficient memory — increase available memory.