Upgrading the DB2 server
Upgrade the IBM® DB2® server to version 10.5.
About this task
Upgrading the DB2 server is optional because Sametime® 9.0.1 supports DB2 9.5 and DB2 9.7. If you upgrade to DB2 10.1 and you intend to deploy Sametime Advanced Server, you must apply Fix Pack 2 to the DB2 server to ensure support for Net Search Extender.
Procedure
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Locate the DB2 server software and download it to the
computer where your DB2 server is installed.
- Upgrade the DB2 server software as explained in the DB2 topic, Upgrade DB2 servers.
- Apply Fix Pack 7 to the upgraded DB2 server by following the instructions in the readme file that is included in the fix pack.
- Start the DB2 server.
- Verify the upgrade and activate databases as explained in the DB2 topic, Post-upgrade tasks for DB2 servers.
- Open a command window and run the UPGRADE DATABASE command to ensure that your Sametime databases can be accessed by the upgraded DB2 software.