In order to install a fix pack, you must first download
and uncompress the fix pack. If you already have DB2® database products installed in the selected
path, you must also stop various DB2 processes.
Before you begin
If you have not already done so, check the fix pack prerequisites.
Refer to Checking fix pack prerequisites.On Windows, if you are upgrading
from DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack
2 or earlier to DB2 Version
9.7 Fix Pack 3 or later and if you have customized the db2cli.ini
file, then you must create a backup. A backup will prevent you from
loosing any custom configurations during the upgrade process.
If a IBM® PowerHA® SystemMirror for AIX® cluster
is running, you cannot perform a IBM Tivoli® System
Automation for Multiplatforms (SA MP) installation,
upgrade, or update because SA MP bundles
Reliable Scalable Cluster Technology (RSCT) file sets that are dependent
on PowerHA SystemMirror.
To skip SA MP installation
use the db2setup command or the installFixPack command.
For information about installing or upgrading SA MP using
a PowerHA SystemMirror cluster,
see the white paper entitled "Upgrade guide for DB2 Servers in HACMP™ Environments",
which is available from the IBM Support
and downloads website (http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21045033).
Tip: Gathering
pre-upgrade diagnostic information might be helpful when you are about
to upgrade to the next fix pack. This information will help to diagnose
any problems that might arise after the upgrade.
Procedure
Before installing a fix pack, perform the following steps:
- Get the fix pack. Refer to Getting fix packs.
On Linux and UNIX,
there must not be any spaces in the directory path where you plan
to download and uncompress the fix pack. If there are spaces in the
directory path, the installation will fail. For example, make sure
your directory path resembles the following: /home/DB2FixPack/FP1/.
It must not resemble the following: /home/DB2 FixPack/FP1/.
- Uncompress the fix pack.
- (Optional) Reduce the size of the fix
pack.
You can use the db2iprune command
to reduce the size of your DB2 fix
pack installation image. Before installing a pruned fix pack, you
must ensure that the pruned fix pack image contains at least the same
components that are in the DB2 copy.
If you prune too much from the fix pack image, the fix pack installation
will fail. For details, see Reducing the size of your DB2 fix pack installation image.
- If you already have DB2 database products installed in the selected
installation path:
- Back up your current configuration. See Backing up DB2 server configuration and diagnostic information for
details.
- Perform one of the following actions:
What to do next
Choose one of the various options to install a fix pack.