Follow these instructions if a DB2® database product is already installed and
you want to apply a new fix pack level. The installFixPack command
is used to install the fix pack.
Before you begin
- Ensure that you meet all of the necessary tasks
before installing a fix pack. Refer to Before installing a fix pack.
- If there is more than one DB2 database
product installed in the selected path, you must use a universal fix
pack image to install the fix pack.
- If you want to update an existing DB2 database
product that has national languages installed, you must obtain the
national language fix pack in addition to either an individual fix
pack or a universal fix pack. National language fix packs can not
be used alone.
For example, to install a fix pack on a DB2 Version 9.5 database product with non-English
support installed, download the DB2 database
product-specific fix pack image (or the universal fix pack image)
and the national language fix pack. Then run installFixPack from
the DB2 database product-specific
fix pack image (or the universal fix pack image).
Procedure
To install a fix pack:
- For root installations, log on as root. For non-root installations,
log on with the user ID that owns the non-root installation.
- Change to the directory that contains the fix pack image.
- Launch the installation by issuing the installFixPack command. For example,
./installFixPack -b DB2DIR
where DB2DIR is
the location of the DB2 database
products that you want to update. In
clustered environments where some instances are not mounted, add the
-f
ha_standby_ignore option. For example,
./installFixPack -b DB2DIR -f ha_standby_ignore
What to do next
To complete the installation, perform the necessary post-installation
tasks for fix packs. Refer to
Post-installation tasks for fix packs (Linux and UNIX).