In order to install a fix pack, you must first download and extract 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).
Remember: If you have IBM
Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for Db2 (version
7.1) installed, you must first stop the
DB2 Agent of the Tivoli Composite Application Manager before you can update to a new fix
pack. After the fix pack installation, you can restart the
DB2 Agent. For more
information, refer to
DB2 agent 7.1
Procedure
To prepare to install a fix pack:
- Check the fix pack
prerequisites.
- Get the fix pack.
- Extract 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.
-
Perform one of the following actions: