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Problem IC81097
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Status: Closed |
LICENSE BECOMES EXPIRED AFTER APPLYING A FIXPACK USING THE -F NOBACKUP OPTION |
| product: |
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 970 - DB2 |
| Problem description: |
The license of the DB2 installation will become expired if
applying the fixpack with the -f nobackup option.
The metadata for the license gets deleted during the
installFixPack process.
e.g. license is removed after a fixpack installation when -f
nobackup is used
machineA:/opt/ibm/db2/V9.7/adm # ./db2licm -l
Product name: "DB2 Enterprise Server
Edition"
License type: "CPU Option"
Expiry date: "Permanent"
Product identifier: "db2ese"
Version information: "9.7"
Enforcement policy: "Soft Stop"
...
machineA:/db2image # ./installFixPack -f nobackup -b
/opt/ibm/db2/V9.7
...
machineA:/opt/ibm/db2/V9.7/adm/ # ./db2licm -l
Product name: "DB2 Enterprise Server
Edition"
Expiry date: "Expired"
Product identifier: "db2ese"
Version information: "9.7"
Enforcement policy: "Soft Stop"
After applying the fix, the -f nobackup option to installFixPack
will preserve the license originally installed with the previous
installation. |
| Problem Summary: |
****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED: *
* All *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: *
* The license of the DB2 installation will become expired if *
* applying the fixpack with the -f nobackup option. *
* The metadata for the license gets deleted during the *
* installFixPack process. *
* *
* e.g. license is removed after a fixpack installation when -f *
* nobackup is used *
* *
* machineA:/opt/ibm/db2/V9.7/adm # ./db2licm -l *
* Product name: "DB2 Enterprise Server *
* Edition" *
* License type: "CPU Option" *
* Expiry date: "Permanent" *
* Product identifier: "db2ese" *
* Version information: "9.7" *
* Enforcement policy: "Soft Stop" *
* ... *
* machineA:/db2image # ./installFixPack -f nobackup -b *
* /opt/ibm/db2/V9.7 *
* ... *
* machineA:/opt/ibm/db2/V9.7/adm/ # ./db2licm -l *
* Product name: "DB2 Enterprise Server *
* Edition" *
* Expiry date: "Expired" *
* Product identifier: "db2ese" *
* Version information: "9.7" *
* Enforcement policy: "Soft Stop" *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION: *
* Update to IBM DB2 V9.7 Fix Pack 6. *
**************************************************************** |
| Local Fix: |
N/A |
| available fix packs: |
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 |
Update to IBM DB2 V9.7 Fix Pack 6. |
| Workaround |
not known / see Local fix |
| Timestamps |
Date - problem reported :
Date - problem closed :
Date - last modified :
| 30.01.2012
05.06.2012
05.06.2012 |
| Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) |
9.7.FP6
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| Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) |
| 9.7.0.6
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