Informix Error -14583: CSS: CSM descriptor: CSM not defined.

Reasons / Common Causes

-14583 fires when a cascade descriptor refers to a Communications Support Module (CSM) that isn't defined — per the official guidance.

1. A cascade descriptor referencing an undefined CSM, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Check the CSS configuration file, and the CSM option field in the sqlhosts file, per the official guidance.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a cascade referencing an undefined CSM.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the cascade descriptor in concsm.cfg for a CSM name that isn't defined elsewhere in the file.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -14502 — "CSS: CSM not found." A related missing-CSM error, from a direct sqlhosts reference rather than a cascade descriptor.
• -14581 — "CSS: CSM descriptor: syntax error." A related descriptor error, about a syntax error generally rather than a specific undefined reference.
• -14582 — "CSS: CSM descriptor: CSM redefinition." The mirror-image error, about a CSM defined twice rather than not defined at all.

A cascade descriptor refers to a CSM that isn't defined — check concsm.cfg for the missing definition.