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.