Using DB2 Universal Database on 64-bit Platforms

Chapter 2. Installation

64-bit support requires these minimum operating system levels:

This FixPak requires a DB2 Universal Database Version 7.1 product to be installed on your system.


Prior to Installation

Two steps are required to prepare your system for installation.

  1. First, log on as root (superuser), and issue the following commands for each instance:
       su - ioname
       . $HOME/sqllib/db2profile
       db2 force applications all
       db2 terminate
       db2stop
       db2licd -end
       exit
    

    where ioname is the instance owner name, and $HOME is the home directory of the instance owner.

  2. While still logged on as root, issue the following commands for the Administration Server:
       su - dasname
       . $HOME/sqllib/db2profile
       db2admin stop
       exit
       /usr/sbin/slibclean   #on AIX systems only
    

    where dasname represents the Administration Server name, and $HOME is the Administration Server's home directory.


Installation Instructions for AIX

Install the selected updates using either SMIT or installp. To list the installable options in this FixPak, use:

   installp -ld <device>

where <device> is the name of the device on which the updated image resides.

To install this FixPak using SMIT, issue the following command:

   smit update_all

and specify the input device on which the updated image resides.

You can now create and use 64-bit instances.


Installation Instructions for Solaris

To apply this FixPak on your Solaris system, log on as root and issue the following commands:

   cd /cdrom/db2_for_solaris_v710_fixpak1
   ./installallpatch

You can now create and use 64-bit instances.


Installation Instructions for HP-UX

To apply this FixPak on your HP-UX system, log on as root and issue the following commands:

   cd /cdrom/db2_for_hpux_v710_fixpak1
   ./installpatch 

You can now create and use 64-bit instances.


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