DB2 10.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Collecting data for installation problems

If you are experiencing installation problems and cannot determine the cause of the problem, collect diagnostic data that either you or IBM Software Support can use to diagnose and resolve the problem.

To collect diagnostic data for installation problems:

Optional: Repeat the installation attempt with tracing enabled. For example:
On Linux and UNIX operating systems
```
db2setup -t /filepath/trace.out
```
On Windows operating systems
```
setup -t \filepath\trace.out
```
Locate the installation log files.
- On Windows, the default file name is "DB2-ProductAbbreviation-DateTime.log". For example: DB2-ESE-Wed Jun 21 11_59_37 2006.log. The default location for the installation log is the "My Documents"\DB2LOG\ directory.
  Note: If DB2® is installed using SYSTEM user, for example using Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) or Tivoli®, an install log is not created. The SYSTEM user does not have a "My Documents" folder for the install log to be created in. In order to view the install log, use the -l option of the setup command to create the log file in a different location.
- On Linux and UNIX, the default file names are db2setup.log, db2setup.his, and db2setup.err.
  If you recreated the problem with tracing (or debug mode) enabled, additional files might be created, such as: dascrt.log, dasdrop.log, dasupdt.log, db2icrt.log.PID, db2idrop.log.PID, db2iupgrade.log.PID, and db2iupdt.log.PID, where PID is the process ID.
  
  The default location for all of these files is the /tmp directory. For the trace file (trace.out), there is no default directory if not given, so you must specify the file path to the folder in which the trace output file was created.
Optional: If you intend to submit the data to IBM Software Support, collect data for DB2 as well. See "Collecting data for DB2" for additional information.