DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / A50 - DB2

Installation  Windows fails with 1603 error when %TMP% or %TEMP% 
exceeds 100 *.rsp files after multiple failed installations. 
For example with IBM Data Server client installs, the *.rsp file 
is called PROD_CLIENT.rsp.  After each failed installation the 
file named PROD_CLIENTxx.rsp (where xx is a number from 00 to 
99) will remain in %TMP% . 
 
Action start 12:00:00: InitSilentInstallCA. 
1: ERROR:An error occurred while creating or generating a name 
for a temporary file.  Ensure you have access to create 
temporary files. 
1: ERROR:Failed to setup the initial Windows Installer 
properties for the response file installation. 
1: Failed to initialize silent install. 
CustomAction InitSilentInstallCA returned actual error code 1603 
(note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened 
inside sandbox) 
Action ended 12:00:00: InitSilentInstallCA. Return value 3. 
 
This APAR makes two changes to prevent %TMP% from being filled 
up with temporary installation files upon a failed installation: 
 
1) Reuse %TMP%\PROD_*.rsp file instead of creating a new one 
for each subsequent installation attempt. 
 
2) Limit number of %TMP%\_DB2xxxx directories created to 10. 
 
Upon successful installation, the temporary files and 
directories listed above will be removed. 
 
Notes: Windows has two sets of %TEMP%, one is a User environment 
variable, the other is the System environment variable.  The 
System version usually points to c:\windows\temp.  Thus if using 
LocalSystem for installation it would use the System environment 
variable.

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* USERS AFFECTED:                                              * 
* Windows                                                      * 
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         * 
* See Error Description                                        * 
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              * 
* Install using DB2 Version 10.5 Fixpack 7                     * 
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Delete PROD_*.rsp and _DB2xxxx files in the directory pointed to 
by %TEMP% or %TMP%.

First fixed in Version 10.5 Fixpack 7

SEE LOCAL FIX.

Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :

30.04.2015
01.02.2016
01.02.2016