BobTheDataBaseBoy <"xxx at rcn dot com"> wrote:

> was having a real mess trying to upgrade v8.1.6 to v8.2.3 (aka FP10).
> so i just deleted the failed 8.1/2, and did a fresh install of 8.2,
> having been assured by our DBA types that 8.2 could find the files
> left from the 8.1 databases. these are testing databases, so they
> aren't critical, but it would make life simpler if that could be
> done. looking through help, here, and the UDB on-line library,
> doesn't come up with any syntax. nor have the DBA types. ah well.
>
> i ran db2updv8 after the initial upgrade, but it errored, and the
> timestamps on the directories/files didn't change.

You did follow the steps in the readme, i.e.

1. install V8.2
2. run "db2iupt" to update the instance
3. catalog all databases from the previous install if you did remove the
instance
4. run "db2updv8" on all databases

If you did do that, it would be extremely helpful if you could tell us the
actual error message.

> the upgrade doc read like it was all really simple.

It is.

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Knut Stolze
DB2 Information Integration Development
IBM Germany