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Problem IC72661
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Status: Closed |
THE SILENT DB2 UPGRADE INSTALLATION FROM V8 TO V9.7 FAILS IF AN EXISTING V8 DB2 INSTANCE IS SPECIFED IN THE RESPONSE FILE |
| product: |
DB2 CONNECT / DB2CONNCT / 970 - DB2 |
| Problem description: |
When a V8 DB2 product is upgraded from V8 to V9.7 via a silent
install, if an existing DB2 instance is specified in the
response file, then the install fails when the installer
validate response file, with the following error message :
1: ERROR:The instance "DB2" already exists in the DB2 copy named
"DB2V8". Specify a new instance name. |
| Problem Summary: |
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* USERS AFFECTED: *
* Windows users. *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: *
* See Error Description *
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* RECOMMENDATION: *
* Upgrade to DB2 9.7 FP4 *
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| Local Fix: |
This problem can be worked-around with the following:
Specifiy a new, different instance name in the response file
for the migration install, instead of an existing instance
Then, all the existing V8 DB2 instance(s) will be migrated to
version 9.7, and the new
instance specified in the response file will be created too. |
| available fix packs: |
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 4 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 6 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 8 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 9a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
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| Solution |
Problem was first fixed in DB2 9.7 FP4 |
| Workaround |
not known / see Local fix |
| BUG-Tracking |
forerunner : APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following: IC72666
follow-up : |
| Timestamps |
Date - problem reported :
Date - problem closed :
Date - last modified :
| 18.11.2010
05.08.2011
05.08.2011 |
| Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) |
9.7.FP4
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| Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) |
| 9.7.0.4
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