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Offline drop of a CF using the db2iupdt command fails

Troubleshooting


Problem

The offline drop of a CF in a Db2 pureScale cluster with the db2iupdt command fails with an error.

Symptom

The db2iupdt command fails with the following error:
DB2 installation is being initialized. 

Total number of tasks to be performed: 3  

Total estimated time for all tasks to be performed: 310 second(s)  

Task #1 start 
Description: Initializing instance list  
Estimated time 5 second(s)  
Task #1 end  

Task #2 start 
Description: Initiating the remote host list  
Estimated time 5 second(s)  
Task #2 end  

Task #3 start 
Description: Configuring DB2 instances  
Estimated time 300 second(s)  
Task #3 end  

A minor error occurred during the execution. 
For more information see the DB2 installation log at "/tmp/db2iupdt.log.14255". 
DBI1446I  The db2iupdt command is running. 

DBI1264E  This program failed. Errors encountered during execution were 
      written to the installation log file. Program name: 
      db2iupdt. Log file name: /tmp/db2iupdt.log.14255. 

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 May 2025

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