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Troubleshooting Guide


Sending or Receiving Information

DB2 for OS/2 provides a tool to assist you in sending diagnostic information to IBM or receiving information from IBM.

To send information using this tool:

  1. Double-click on the Problem Determination Tools icon in the DB2 folder. The Problem Determination Tools folder appears.
  2. Double-click on the Send/Receive Problem Information icon. The Internet address and remote directory for the IBM FTP server are specified on the window that appears. You do not need to change these values.
  3. Click on Send. A window appears where you can enter the name of the file you want to send to IBM. It is recommended that you use the Collect Diagnostic Information tool to collect and compress the files to send.
  4. For a list of available files, click on Find.
  5. Find the file you want to send by selecting the drive and directory where the file is located. Click on the file you want to send and click on OK.
  6. Click on Send once you have verified that the name of the file is correct.

To receive information using this tool:

  1. Double-click on the Problem Determination Tools icon in the DB2 folder. The Problem Determination Tools folder appears.
  2. Double-click on the Send/Receive Problem Information icon. The Internet address and remote directory for the IBM FTP server are specified on the window that appears. You do not need to change these values.
  3. Click on Get to view a list of files available from the IBM FTP site. (DB2 Customer Service may have placed files for you to download at this location.)
  4. Select a file you would like to receive and click on Get to initiate the file transfer.


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