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Informix Error -4992: Message protocol error

Cause and resolution

Message protocol error

Note the scenario and contact IBM Informix Technical Support.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-4992 is an internal message-protocol error in the web-service infrastructure — per the official guidance, no user-facing cause is documented.

  1. An internal message-protocol 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 protocol 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
  • -4990 — "Unrecoverable error in application server." Another internal-style web-service error with no documented user-facing cause.

An internal message-protocol error occurred — note the scenario and contact IBM Informix Technical Support.