Upgrading Db2 Text Search when applying Db2 fix packs
To update a Db2® database product to the new fix pack level, apply fix pack update to the Db2 database product that is already installed.
Before you begin
Before you upgrade Db2 Text Search as
administrator or root, complete the following steps:
- Log in as the instance owner or a user with SYSADM authority.
- Stop the Db2 database instance and the Db2 Text Search instance service.
- Back up the Db2 Text Search
configuration directory:
- For Linux® and UNIX operating systems, it is located
under:
where$<INSTHOME>/sqllib/db2tss/config
<INSTHOME>
is the instance home directory. - For Windows systems, it is located
under:
where<INSTPROF>\<INSTNAME>\db2tss\config
<INSTPROF>
represents the instance profile directory and<INSTNAME>
indicates the name of the instance to be upgraded.
- For Linux® and UNIX operating systems, it is located
under:
- If you enabled Db2 Text Search for rich
text document support, disable rich text document support. For more information about how to disable
rich text document support, refer to Disabling support for rich text and proprietary formats.Run the richtextTool utility from the Db2 command window to disable support.
- For Linux and UNIX operating systems, run the following
command:
where$<INSTHOME>/sqllib/db2tss/bin/richtextTool disable DB2-install-directory
<INSTHOME>
is the instance home directory. - For Windows operating systems, run the following
command:
where<DB2PATH>\db2tss\bin\richtextTool.bat disable DB2-install-directory
<DB2PATH>
is the location where you installed your Db2 database server copy
- For Linux and UNIX operating systems, run the following
command:
About this task
Steps necessary for upgrading Db2 Text Search when applying Db2 fix packs.