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db2iupdt ERROR: The specified instance "instance_name" does not exist.

Troubleshooting


Problem

db2ilist does not return instance.

Symptom

db2iupdt fails with
"ERROR: The specified instance "instance_name" does not exist. Specify an existing instance name.
ERROR: The "db2iupdt" command failed. Ensure that errors reported in the log file are fixed, then rerun the command."


db2ilist returns blank.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSEPGG","label":"Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Component":"--","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"}],"Version":"9.8;9.7;9.5;10.1;10.5;11.1","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 April 2025

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