DB2 - Problem description
| Problem IC64466 | Status: Closed |
INSTALL OF DB2 MERGE MODULES FAILS BECAUSE OF A REGISTRY KEY ISSUE. | |
| product: | |
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 970 - DB2 | |
| Problem description: | |
The install of DB2 merge modules failed at creating the registry key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\DB2\InstalledCopies\[CopyName]\\COMPONENTS. Although the registry key defined in the DB2 merge module is: HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\DB2\InstalledCopies\[CopyName]\[ProductNameNoI nstallName]\COMPONENTS, since the property of "ProductNameNoInstallName" is not set during the db2 merge module install, it becomes ~\\COMPONENTS. | |
| Problem Summary: | |
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * INSTALL OF DB2 MERGE MODULES FAILS BECAUSE OF A REGISTRY KEY * * ISSUE. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * The install of DB2 merge modules failed at creating the * * registrykey: * * * * HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\DB2\InstalledCopies\[CopyName]\\COMPONENTS. * * * Although the registry key defined in the DB2 merge module * * is: * * HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\DB2\InstalledCopies\[CopyName]\[ProductNameN * InstallName]\COMPONENTS, * * since the property of "ProductNameNoInstallName" is not set * * during the db2 merge module install, it becomes * * ~\\COMPONENTS. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Please move to fix pack 2 for v9.7 * **************************************************************** | |
| Local Fix: | |
The work-around for this problem is:
After embedding DB2 merge module into your software project,
modify the install image by adding the following entry into the
image .MSI's Property file:
Property: ProductNameNoInstallName
Value : IBM Data Server Runtime Client | |
| available fix packs: | |
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows | |
| Solution | |
Please move to fix pack 2 for v9.7 | |
| Workaround | |
not known / see Local fix | |
| Timestamps | |
Date - problem reported : Date - problem closed : Date - last modified : | 10.11.2009 31.08.2010 31.08.2010 |
| Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) | |
9.7. | |
| Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) | |
| 9.7.0.2 |
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