DB2 Version 10.1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Preparing to install a fix pack

In order to install a fix pack, you must first download and uncompress the fix pack. If you already installed DB2® for Linux, UNIX, and Windows in the selected path, you must also stop various DB2 processes.

Before you begin

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 the 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).

Procedure

To prepare to install a fix pack:

Check the fix pack prerequisites.
Get the fix pack.
Uncompress the fix pack.
- For Linux and UNIX operating systems, see Uncompressing fix packs (Linux and UNIX).
- For Windows operating systems, see Uncompressing fix packs (Windows).
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 fails.
If you already have DB2 database products installed in the selected installation path:
1. Optional: Back up your current configuration and diagnostic information.
  Gathering diagnostic information might be helpful when you are about to install a fix pack. This information will help to diagnose any problems that might arise after the installation.
  See Backing up DB2 server configuration and diagnostic information.
2. Perform one of the following actions:
  - For Linux and UNIX operating systems, stop all DB2 processes. See Stopping all DB2 processes (Linux and UNIX).
  - For Windows operating systems, stop all DB2 instances, services, and applications. See Stopping all DB2 instances, services and applications (Windows).

What to do next

Choose a fix pack installation method. See Fix pack installation methods.