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IBM DB2 Express fails to install with IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) and results in an invalid command-line argument error

Troubleshooting


Problem

When you attempt to install IBM DB2 Express using Installation Manager, you see an "Invalid command line argument" message.

Symptom

You see the following failure message in the Installation Manager log file:
<message>
 <key>Error occurred in phase: {0}
 SU: {1} {2}
 IU: {3}
 Message: {4}</key>
 <arg>install</arg>
 <arg>com.ibm.ws.db2exp.winia64.core</arg>
 <arg>9.7.3.20111109_0314</arg>
 <arg>db2exp.winia64.exec null-&gt;9.7.3000</arg>
 <arg>Installation of DB2 Express has failed.
Log location: D:\IBM\BPM75\logs\db2install.log
Installation failure reason: Invalid command line argument. </arg>
</message>


The DB2install.log file is not generated during the installation process.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSFTDH","label":"IBM Business Process Manager Standard"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Databases","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"8.5.5;8.5;8.0.1;8.0;7.5.1;7.5","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSFTBX","label":"IBM Business Process Manager Express"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Databases","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"8.5.5;8.5;8.0.1;8.0;7.5.1;7.5","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSFTN5","label":"IBM Business Process Manager Advanced"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Databases","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"8.5.5;8.5;8.0.1;8.0;7.5.1;7.5","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

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Modified date:
28 April 2025

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