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How to fix issue of "UNKNOWN" instance state reported from "db2instance -list"?

Troubleshooting


Problem

State of instancehost is blocked in "UNKNOWN" and "db2cluster -cm -repair -resources" command doesn't work.

Symptom

db2instance -list returned "UNKNOWN" INSTANCE state

HOSTNAME STATE INSTANCE_STOPPED ALERT
-------- ----- ---------------- -----
"hostname" ACTIVE UNKNOWN NO


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Modified date:
30 April 2025

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