Installing Db2 Advanced Workgroup Server Edition 11.1.0.0


The Db2® Server 11.1.0 (64-bit) provides both 64-bit and 32-bit libraries.

About this task

To start the Db2 Setup wizard, use these steps.

Procedure

  1. Log in as root user.
  2. Change to the directory where the Db2 database product distribution is copied by entering the following command:
    # cd <DB2_DIST_DIR>
  3. Extract the product file by using the following commands:
    # gunzip <product>.tar.gz
    # tar -xvf <product>.tar
    Where product is the name of the product that you downloaded.
  4. Run the db2prereqcheck command from <DB2_DIST_DIR>/server_awse_o to check if your system meets the prerequisites for the installation of DB2® Advanced Workgroup Server Edition 11.1.0.0.
    For example:
    # cd /var/tmp/db2setup11122_fp/server_awse_o/
    # ./db2prereqcheck -v 11.1.0.0 -i -s
    
    DBT3533I  The db2prereqcheck utility has confirmed that all installation 
    prerequisites were met.
  5. Change directory to <DB2_DIST_DIR>/server_awse_o.
  6. Start the Db2 installation by entering the following command:
    # ./db2_install
    Important: The db2_install command is deprecated and might be removed in a future release. In this release it works as expected.
    You see the following output:
    
    ./db2_install
    
    Default directory for installation of products - /opt/ibm/db2/V11.1
    
    ***********************************************************
    Install into default directory (/opt/ibm/db2/V11.1) ? [yes/no]
    no
    Enter the full path of the base installation directory:
    
    ------------------------------------------------
    /opt/db2/product/11.1.0
    
    Specify one of the following keywords to install DB2 products.
    
      SERVER
      CONSV
      CLIENT
      RTCL
    
    Enter "help" to redisplay product names.
    
    Enter "quit" to exit.
    
    ***********************************************************
    SERVER
    ******************************************************
    Do you want to install the DB2 pureScale Feature? [yes/no]
    no
    
    DB2 installation is being initialized.
     
    Total number of tasks to be performed: 58 
    Total estimated time for all tasks to be performed: 1383 second(s) 
    
    Task #1 start
    Description: Checking license agreement acceptance 
    Estimated time 1 second(s) 
    Task #1 end 
    
    Task #2 start
    Description: Base Client Support for installation with root privileges 
    Estimated time 3 second(s) 
    Task #2 end 
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    .
    .
    .
    .
    The execution completed successfully.
    
    For more information see the DB2 installation log at
    "/tmp/db2_install.log.20295".
    
    Note:
    • You might see the following warning message in the DB2 install log after the DB2 installation completes. This warning message can be ignored.
      WARNING: DBI20105E  An error occurred while installing the following file set:
      "TSAMP". Because these files were not successfully installed, functionality 
      that depends on these files might not work as expected.
    • The output above shows that the total number of tasks to be performed are 58. But the installation log shows 59 tasks. This is a known limitation.

Results

Db2 Advanced Workgroup Server Edition 11.1.0.0 is installed at /opt/db2/product/11.1.0 directory.