linux - Problem with DB2 Fixpack 11.1 Fp5 installation

Question

I tried to install the DB2 V11.1 FP5 on a SLES-12-SP4 machine. So far I

• downloaded the universal package
• extracted the universal package
• called the command "./installFixPack -b /opt/ibm/db2/V11.1/ -p /opt/ibm/db2/fp5/" as root user

But the installFixPack stopps working sometimes at step 44 or 47 or also step 50 of 73 without any clear error message. In the log file I find a message like

"ERROR: The install path "/opt/ibm/db2/fp5" is invalid. Specify a valid install path.

ERROR: DBI20105E An error occurred while installing the following file set: "DB2_PRODUCT_MESSAGES_FR_11.1.4.5_linuxamd64_x86_64". Because these files were not successfully installed, functionality that depends on these files might not work as expected.

Rolling back what has been installed"

Any hint what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks so much for reading so far best regards Thomas Graf

Answer 1

./installFixPack -b is to patch an aleady installed DB2 HOME cf: pass from FP4 To FP5.

if you want to install the FP5 into a new path use db2setup (or ./db2setup -r for silent install)

you should add -l /var/tmp/installlog.log -t /var/tmp/installtrace.log to the installFixPack to see exactly what is the error.