The identifier for this special build is 5601 It has been delivered through PMR 30892,499 This includes the fix for APAR JR17221 It is built on top of version 7.2 fixpak 7 for Windows. This build can be applied only on the above level of code. This build will be supported until one month after the release of the official fixpak containing the APAR(s). This build can be applied only on the above level of code. This build will be supported until one month after the release of the official fixpak containing the APAR(s). Instructions for installing the fix: Stop all database instances. (eg. db2stop force, ). Shut down the administration server instance (eg. db2admin stop force) Shut down all other DB2 and warehouse services from control panel -> services Terminate all db2 clp sessions and all db2 applications Stop the HTML server : Programs -> IBM DB2 -> Information -> Stop HTML search server 1. backup the files which are being replaced (see files and locations below) 2. copy the new files into place 3. reboot the system 4. run script sqllib\java12\usejdbc2.bat To switch back to the original level, simply follow the same procedure replacing the new files with the originals. files to be replaced along with locations: \bin\db2level \bin\db2cli.dll