IT27198: DB2START CREATES A SEVERE MESSAGE IN DB2DIAG.LOG FOR INSTANCE ALREADY RUNNING ON WINDOWS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If a DB2 instance is already running, execution of db2start logs
  a severe level message in db2diag.log.
  This only happens on Windows. The message should be at event
  level.
  
  Example:
  
  2018-10-30-09.40.09.082000-300 E76690F442 LEVEL: Severe
  PID : 704 TID : XXXX PROC : DB2START.EXE
  INSTANCE: DB2 NODE : XXX
  HOSTNAME: XXXXXXX
  EDUID : XXXX
  FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, oper system services, sqloStartDB2Service,
  probe:30
  DATA #1 : <preformatted>
  Service start error.
  Service name: DB2
  Machine name: XXXX
  Error: DB2 : An instance of the service is already running.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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Problem conclusion

• First fixed in Db2 11.1 Mod 4 Fixpack 5
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 FOR LUW

• Fixed component ID

  DB2FORLUW

Applicable component levels

• RB10 PSN

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