Installing Pacemaker using the Db2 installer

You can install Pacemaker using the Db2® installer.

Before you begin

Whether you use the Db2 installer or the db2installPCMK installation script to install Pacemaker, you must meet the basic prerequisites for installing Pacemaker. For more information, refer to Installing the Pacemaker cluster software stack and Supported software and hardware for Pacemaker.
Attention: The db2setup utility, which provides silent install with a response file and a graphical user interface, supports installing Pacemaker in Db2 11.5.8 and later.

About this task

Method for using the Db2 installer to install or uninstall:
  • db2_install and db2setup commands for installing.
  • installFixPack command for updating.
  • db2_deinstall command for uninstalling.

The Db2 installer calls the db2installPCMK installation script to perform some parts of the Pacemaker installation operation. Instead of using the Db2 installer to install Pacemaker, you can call the db2installPCMK command directly. For more information about using the db2installPCMK installation script to install Pacemaker, refer to Installing Pacemaker using the db2installPCMK install script.

You can use the -l option with the db2_install command, or the installFixPack command to specify where the db2installPCMK script saves the Pacemaker installation log. For more information about the Pacemaker installation log, refer to Pacemaker install and uninstall logs.

Procedure

  1. Install Pacemaker using the db2_install command or the installFixPack command, you can run the commands without any parameters specific to Pacemaker.

    The default behavior is to install Pacemaker.

  2. To prevent the Pacemaker installation, run the -f NOPCMK option.

What to do next

Whether you use the Db2 installer or the db2installPCMK installation script to install Pacemaker, follow the same post-installation steps. For more information about post-install steps, see Installing the Pacemaker cluster software stack.