Content
The release notes contain the latest information for the following DB2, Version 8 products:
DB2(R) Universal Database Personal Edition DB2 Universal Database(TM) Workgroup Server Edition DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Server Unlimited Edition DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition DB2 Personal Developer's Edition DB2 Universal Developer's Edition DB2 Warehouse Manager DB2 Warehouse Manager Sourcing Agent for z/OS(TM) DB2 Data Links Manager DB2 Net Search Extender DB2 Spatial Extender DB2 Intelligent Miner(TM) Scoring DB2 Intelligent Miner Modeling DB2 Intelligent Miner Visualization DB2 Connect(TM) Application Server Edition DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition DB2 Connect Personal Edition DB2 Connect Unlimited Edition
Structure
The release notes are divided into three parts.
The first part highlights what is new in this release. The second part contains the details of the problems, limitations, and workarounds known at the time of publication that affect the latest version of the products listed above. Read these notes to become familiar with any known outstanding issues with this release of the DB2 family of products. The third part contains corrections and updates to the information available in the product GUI tools help.
2The most up-to-date documentation is available in the latest version 2of the DB2 Information Center accessed through a browser. A revision 2mark indicates text that has been added or changed since the PDF information 2for version 8.1 was originally made available. A vertical bar 2(|) indicates information that was added at the time that version 8.1 2was first released. A numeric indicator, such as a 1 or a 2, indicates 2that the information was added for the FixPak or release level ending in the 2same number.For example, a 1 indicates that the information was added 2or changed in FixPak 1, a 2 indicates that the information was changed for 2Version 8.1.2.
1The Data Links Manager Administration Guide and Reference 1was updated in PDF form (book number SC27-1221-01) at the time of FixPak 1, 1and is available for download at the DB2 support site.
1Multiple FixPaks for Enterprise Server Edition (ESE) operating on 1UNIX-based systems
1Version 8 for DB2 Enterprise Server Edition (ESE) operating on UNIX-based 1operating systems now supports the coexistence of multiple FixPak levels 1through the use of Alternate FixPaks.
1Prior to DB2 Version 8, FixPaks only functioned as updates to an installed 1package or fileset. Essentially, this meant that the O/S installer 1would replace existing files with the updated ones provided within the 1FixPak. DB2 ESE Version 8.1 code and DB2 ESE Version 8.1 1FixPak 1 code can now both be installed at the same time. This is 1accomplished by the fact that there are now two FixPaks for ESE on UNIX-based 1operating systems. The first one is the Regular FixPak which 1is installed directly on top of the existing installation either in 1/usr/opt/db2_08_01 or /opt/IBM/db2/V8.1. 1The second one is an Alternate FixPak which installs a completely 1new copy of DB2 in a separate location with the FixPaks already 1applied. Alternate FixPaks are intended to be used for testing FixPaks 1alongside production systems, but not to be used as the production system 1itself.
1Notes:
1For further information regarding downloading Alternate FixPaks, visit the 1IBM support site at http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/winos2unix/support.
Additional resources
Documentation for the DB2 Life Sciences Data Connect product is available for download from the IBM software site: http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/lifesciencesdataconnect/library.html.
More information on the DB2 Development Center and DB2 for z/OS is available at http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/os390/spb/.
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