In order to install a fix pack, you must first download
and uncompress the fix pack. You must also stop
the DB2® instances that you plan
to update to the new fix pack level.
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. You can skip the SA
MP installation
when you install a fix pack. 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.
Important:
If
you are currently using column-organized tables
with CHAR or GRAPHIC columns, you must follow the instructions in this technote before
applying Fix Pack 3, or DB2 Cancun
Release 10.5.0.4.
- Get the fix pack.
- 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
fails.
- If you already have DB2 database products installed
in the selected installation path:
- 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.
- Perform one of the following
actions: