DB2 10.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Applying fix packs in DB2 pureScale environments

Maintain your DB2® pureScale® environment at the latest fix pack level to ensure all the updates and fixes for problems are available for your DB2 software. To install a fix pack successfully, perform all of the necessary preinstallation and postinstallation tasks.

About this task

A DB2 fix pack contains updates, fixes for problems (authorized program analysis reports, or "APARs") found during testing at IBM, and fixes for problems that are reported by customers. For a complete list of the fixes that are contained in each fix pack, see http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21633303.

Fix packs are cumulative; the latest fix pack for any given version of DB2 software contains all of the updates from previous fix packs for the same version of DB2 software.

On IBM® DB2 pureScale environments, a fix pack image can be applied offline or online.

Procedure

To install a fix pack:

  1. Check fix pack prerequisites.
  2. Perform the tasks in Preparing to install a fix pack.
  3. Perform any of the following tasks to the install the fix pack:
  4. Perform the Post-installation tasks for fix packs (Linux and UNIX).
  5. Apply the appropriate DB2 pureScale Feature license.