DB2 - Problem description
Problem IC74379 | Status: Closed |
CALL TO DB2SETRES.EXE UPON INSTANCE CREATION DURING DB2 INSTALL RESULTS IN ERROR | |
product: | |
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 970 - DB2 | |
Problem description: | |
DB2 installation on Windows gets error message "db2setres.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close." and the installation terminates abnormally. Also from the install log it can be seen that db2setres.exe is being executed. Example: MSI (s) (64:94) [14:45:03:351]: Executing op:FileCopy(SourceName=DB2SET~1.EXE|db2setres.exe,SourceCabKey=d b2setres.exe.AAAAAA2EAE5B,DestName=db2setres.exe,Attributes=1638 4,FileSize=19304,PerTick=32768,,VerifyMedia=1 | |
Problem Summary: | |
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * DB2LUW * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * DB2 installation on Windows gets error message * * "db2setres.exe * * has encountered a problem and needs to close." and the * * installation terminates abnormally. * * * * Also from the install log it can be seen that db2setres.exe * * is * * being executed. * * * * Example: * * * * MSI (s) (64:94) [14:45:03:351]: Executing * * op:FileCopy(SourceName=DB2SET~1.EXE|db2setres.exe,SourceCabK * * ey=d * * b2setres.exe.AAAAAA2EAE5B,DestName=db2setres.exe,Attributes= * * 1638 * * 4,FileSize=19304,PerTick=32768,,VerifyMedia=1 * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Upgrade to DB2 9.7 fixpack 5 * **************************************************************** | |
Local Fix: | |
Use a silent install and set the NO_CONFIG keyword to YES, ie. it will not create any DB2 instance during installation (thereby avoiding the db2setres error), and db2icrt command can then be run post-installation to create the instance. | |
available fix packs: | |
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows | |
Solution | |
Workaround | |
Use a silent install and set the NO_CONFIG keyword to YES, ie. it will not create any DB2 instance during installation (thereby avoiding the db2setres error), and db2icrt command can then be run post-installation to create the instance. | |
Timestamps | |
Date - problem reported : Date - problem closed : Date - last modified : | 09.02.2011 12.01.2012 12.01.2012 |
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) | |
9.7.FP5 | |
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) | |
9.7.0.5 |