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Informix Error -4990: Unrecoverable error in application server

Cause and resolution

Unrecoverable error in application server

The application server encountered an unrecoverable error. Note the scenario and contact IBM Informix Technical Support.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-4990 is an internal, unrecoverable error in the web-service application server — per the official guidance, no user-facing cause is documented.

  1. An internal application-server fault, per the official guidance — no further user-actionable detail is given.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Note the scenario and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A

No triggering example is documented — this is reported as an internal, unrecoverable error.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Record the exact circumstances under which the error occurred, for use when escalating to IBM Informix Technical Support.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -4986 — "Communication between fgld daemon and application server was closed." A related web-service infrastructure error, about a connectivity interruption rather than an internal application-server fault.
  • -4992 — "Message protocol error." Another internal-style web-service error with no documented user-facing cause.

An unrecoverable internal error occurred in the application server — note the scenario and contact IBM Informix Technical Support.