IBM DB2 8.0 under Red Hat Linux 9.0

[Stijn Vansummeren]

Hello,

I'm having trouble running IBM DB2 under Red Hat Linux 9.0. More
specifically, the IBM JDK 1.3.1 (needed for UDF's and the graphical
installer) crashes. After some googling I tracked the reason down to the
new Native Linux Threads (NLT) included in Red Hat 9.0. Apparently, Java
versions prior to 1.4.0 are not supported by Red Hat, while you need IBM
JDK 1.3.1 in order for User Defined Functions to work under DB2.

Does anyone know a solution towards this? Does anyone know of other Linux
distributions with similar problems? On what Linux distributions is DB2
guaranteed to work? Or does anyone have an idea if/when there will be an
update to DB2?

--Stijn Vansummeren

[Joachim Mueller]

Stijn,

DB2 UDB on Linux Support with Linux Distributions:
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data...inux/validate/

regards,
Joachim Müller

"Stijn Vansummeren" <st***************@luc.ac.be> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:c7**********@ikaria.belnet.be...

Hello,

I'm having trouble running IBM DB2 under Red Hat Linux 9.0. More
specifically, the IBM JDK 1.3.1 (needed for UDF's and the graphical
installer) crashes. After some googling I tracked the reason down to the
new Native Linux Threads (NLT) included in Red Hat 9.0. Apparently, Java
versions prior to 1.4.0 are not supported by Red Hat, while you need IBM
JDK 1.3.1 in order for User Defined Functions to work under DB2.

Does anyone know a solution towards this? Does anyone know of other Linux
distributions with similar problems? On what Linux distributions is DB2
guaranteed to work? Or does anyone have an idea if/when there will be an
update to DB2?

--Stijn Vansummeren

[Joachim Mueller]

Stijn,

DB2 UDB on Linux Support with Linux Distributions:
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data...inux/validate/

regards,
Joachim Müller

"Stijn Vansummeren" <st***************@luc.ac.be> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:c7**********@ikaria.belnet.be...

Hello,

I'm having trouble running IBM DB2 under Red Hat Linux 9.0. More
specifically, the IBM JDK 1.3.1 (needed for UDF's and the graphical
installer) crashes. After some googling I tracked the reason down to the
new Native Linux Threads (NLT) included in Red Hat 9.0. Apparently, Java
versions prior to 1.4.0 are not supported by Red Hat, while you need IBM
JDK 1.3.1 in order for User Defined Functions to work under DB2.

Does anyone know a solution towards this? Does anyone know of other Linux
distributions with similar problems? On what Linux distributions is DB2
guaranteed to work? Or does anyone have an idea if/when there will be an
update to DB2?

--Stijn Vansummeren

[Mark A]

"Stijn Vansummeren" <st***************@luc.ac.be> wrote in message
news:c7**********@ikaria.belnet.be...

Hello,

I'm having trouble running IBM DB2 under Red Hat Linux 9.0. More
specifically, the IBM JDK 1.3.1 (needed for UDF's and the graphical
installer) crashes. After some googling I tracked the reason down to the
new Native Linux Threads (NLT) included in Red Hat 9.0. Apparently, Java
versions prior to 1.4.0 are not supported by Red Hat, while you need IBM
JDK 1.3.1 in order for User Defined Functions to work under DB2.

Does anyone know a solution towards this? Does anyone know of other Linux
distributions with similar problems? On what Linux distributions is DB2
guaranteed to work? Or does anyone have an idea if/when there will be an
update to DB2?

--Stijn Vansummeren

DB2-RH 9 Linux Installation Instructions

1. Intall IBM Java 1.41 (or latest code)

2. Set display
xhost + host_name
export DISPLAY=host_name:0
3. Set Kernel for DB2 install only

LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5
export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL
4. Run ./db2setup

Install DB2 with an instance but DO NOT install tools catalog. You must be
on root id to do install.

5. Reboot and logon as instance owner

6. Update java path (your path may be diffferent depending on which Java you
install):

db2 update dbm cfg using JDK_PATH /opt/IBMJava2-141
db2 update admin cfg using jdk_path /opt/IBMJava2-141

This will point DB2 to the correct JDK for DB2 and Admin Server.

7. You can now install Tools Catalog in you want one.

8. Start First Steps (db2fs) to create sample database.

[Mark A]

"Stijn Vansummeren" <st***************@luc.ac.be> wrote in message
news:c7**********@ikaria.belnet.be...

Hello,

I'm having trouble running IBM DB2 under Red Hat Linux 9.0. More
specifically, the IBM JDK 1.3.1 (needed for UDF's and the graphical
installer) crashes. After some googling I tracked the reason down to the
new Native Linux Threads (NLT) included in Red Hat 9.0. Apparently, Java
versions prior to 1.4.0 are not supported by Red Hat, while you need IBM
JDK 1.3.1 in order for User Defined Functions to work under DB2.

Does anyone know a solution towards this? Does anyone know of other Linux
distributions with similar problems? On what Linux distributions is DB2
guaranteed to work? Or does anyone have an idea if/when there will be an
update to DB2?

--Stijn Vansummeren

DB2-RH 9 Linux Installation Instructions

1. Intall IBM Java 1.41 (or latest code)

2. Set display
xhost + host_name
export DISPLAY=host_name:0
3. Set Kernel for DB2 install only

LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5
export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL
4. Run ./db2setup

Install DB2 with an instance but DO NOT install tools catalog. You must be
on root id to do install.

5. Reboot and logon as instance owner

6. Update java path (your path may be diffferent depending on which Java you
install):

db2 update dbm cfg using JDK_PATH /opt/IBMJava2-141
db2 update admin cfg using jdk_path /opt/IBMJava2-141

This will point DB2 to the correct JDK for DB2 and Admin Server.

7. You can now install Tools Catalog in you want one.

8. Start First Steps (db2fs) to create sample database.

[Philip Sherman]

I'm not sure about RH 9 but IBM Java 1.4.1 is not fully functional under
RH Enterprise 3. Java works ok for the first user logging on at a GUI
terminal but will not function for additional GUI logons. The problem is
so bad that a "java -version" command hangs and never returns.

Mark A wrote:

"Stijn Vansummeren" <st***************@luc.ac.be> wrote in message
news:c7**********@ikaria.belnet.be...

Hello,

I'm having trouble running IBM DB2 under Red Hat Linux 9.0. More
specifically, the IBM JDK 1.3.1 (needed for UDF's and the graphical
installer) crashes. After some googling I tracked the reason down to the
new Native Linux Threads (NLT) included in Red Hat 9.0. Apparently, Java
versions prior to 1.4.0 are not supported by Red Hat, while you need IBM
JDK 1.3.1 in order for User Defined Functions to work under DB2.

Does anyone know a solution towards this? Does anyone know of other Linux
distributions with similar problems? On what Linux distributions is DB2
guaranteed to work? Or does anyone have an idea if/when there will be an
update to DB2?

--Stijn Vansummeren

DB2-RH 9 Linux Installation Instructions

1. Intall IBM Java 1.41 (or latest code)

2. Set display
xhost + host_name
export DISPLAY=host_name:0
3. Set Kernel for DB2 install only

LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5
export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL
4. Run ./db2setup

Install DB2 with an instance but DO NOT install tools catalog. You must be
on root id to do install.

5. Reboot and logon as instance owner

6. Update java path (your path may be diffferent depending on which Java you
install):

db2 update dbm cfg using JDK_PATH /opt/IBMJava2-141
db2 update admin cfg using jdk_path /opt/IBMJava2-141

This will point DB2 to the correct JDK for DB2 and Admin Server.

7. You can now install Tools Catalog in you want one.

8. Start First Steps (db2fs) to create sample database.

[Philip Sherman]

I'm not sure about RH 9 but IBM Java 1.4.1 is not fully functional under
RH Enterprise 3. Java works ok for the first user logging on at a GUI
terminal but will not function for additional GUI logons. The problem is
so bad that a "java -version" command hangs and never returns.

Mark A wrote:

"Stijn Vansummeren" <st***************@luc.ac.be> wrote in message
news:c7**********@ikaria.belnet.be...

Hello,

I'm having trouble running IBM DB2 under Red Hat Linux 9.0. More
specifically, the IBM JDK 1.3.1 (needed for UDF's and the graphical
installer) crashes. After some googling I tracked the reason down to the
new Native Linux Threads (NLT) included in Red Hat 9.0. Apparently, Java
versions prior to 1.4.0 are not supported by Red Hat, while you need IBM
JDK 1.3.1 in order for User Defined Functions to work under DB2.

Does anyone know a solution towards this? Does anyone know of other Linux
distributions with similar problems? On what Linux distributions is DB2
guaranteed to work? Or does anyone have an idea if/when there will be an
update to DB2?

--Stijn Vansummeren

DB2-RH 9 Linux Installation Instructions

1. Intall IBM Java 1.41 (or latest code)

2. Set display
xhost + host_name
export DISPLAY=host_name:0
3. Set Kernel for DB2 install only

LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5
export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL
4. Run ./db2setup

Install DB2 with an instance but DO NOT install tools catalog. You must be
on root id to do install.

5. Reboot and logon as instance owner

6. Update java path (your path may be diffferent depending on which Java you
install):

db2 update dbm cfg using JDK_PATH /opt/IBMJava2-141
db2 update admin cfg using jdk_path /opt/IBMJava2-141

This will point DB2 to the correct JDK for DB2 and Admin Server.

7. You can now install Tools Catalog in you want one.

8. Start First Steps (db2fs) to create sample database.

[Mark A]

"Philip Sherman" <ps******@ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:wi***************@newssvr32.news.prodigy.com. ..

I'm not sure about RH 9 but IBM Java 1.4.1 is not fully functional under
RH Enterprise 3. Java works ok for the first user logging on at a GUI
terminal but will not function for additional GUI logons. The problem is
so bad that a "java -version" command hangs and never returns.

IBM has new release of 1.41 (1.4.1 SR2 ), so you might want to try that. I
have not had any problems with DB2 version 8 and IBM Java 1.4.1 on RH9 after
using the steps I posted previously. I am using the latest kernel release
available for RH9.

[Mark A]

"Philip Sherman" <ps******@ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:wi***************@newssvr32.news.prodigy.com. ..

I'm not sure about RH 9 but IBM Java 1.4.1 is not fully functional under
RH Enterprise 3. Java works ok for the first user logging on at a GUI
terminal but will not function for additional GUI logons. The problem is
so bad that a "java -version" command hangs and never returns.

IBM has new release of 1.41 (1.4.1 SR2 ), so you might want to try that. I
have not had any problems with DB2 version 8 and IBM Java 1.4.1 on RH9 after
using the steps I posted previously. I am using the latest kernel release
available for RH9.

[Jean-David Beyer]

Mark A wrote:

"Philip Sherman" <ps******@ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:wi***************@newssvr32.news.prodigy.com. ..

I'm not sure about RH 9 but IBM Java 1.4.1 is not fully functional under
RH Enterprise 3. Java works ok for the first user logging on at a GUI
terminal but will not function for additional GUI logons. The problem is
so bad that a "java -version" command hangs and never returns.

Do you mean the stuff that comes on DISK 9 of RHEL 3? I installed those
and they tended to segfault even for the simplest things.

I then downloaded the stuff below from IBM and it works for simple Java
programs, but I have not actually tried them with DB2 V8.1.5 yet. Over the
years I have gotten used to not using Java with DB2. I had a Blackdown
version that partially worked with DB2 V6.1, but was impossibly slow.
IBM has new release of 1.41 (1.4.1 SR2 ), so you might want to try that. I
have not had any problems with DB2 version 8 and IBM Java 1.4.1 on RH9 after
using the steps I posted previously. I am using the latest kernel release
available for RH9.

Is that these:

35182787 Apr 30 00:12 IBMJava2-JRE-1.4.1-2.0.i386.rpm
54212154 Apr 29 17:00 IBMJava2-SDK-1.4.1-2.0.i386.rpm

?

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/V\ Registered Machine 241939.
/( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org
^^-^^ 08:15:00 up 15 days, 8:58, 4 users, load average: 4.19, 4.19, 4.10

[Jean-David Beyer]

Mark A wrote:

"Philip Sherman" <ps******@ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:wi***************@newssvr32.news.prodigy.com. ..

I'm not sure about RH 9 but IBM Java 1.4.1 is not fully functional under
RH Enterprise 3. Java works ok for the first user logging on at a GUI
terminal but will not function for additional GUI logons. The problem is
so bad that a "java -version" command hangs and never returns.

Do you mean the stuff that comes on DISK 9 of RHEL 3? I installed those
and they tended to segfault even for the simplest things.

I then downloaded the stuff below from IBM and it works for simple Java
programs, but I have not actually tried them with DB2 V8.1.5 yet. Over the
years I have gotten used to not using Java with DB2. I had a Blackdown
version that partially worked with DB2 V6.1, but was impossibly slow.
IBM has new release of 1.41 (1.4.1 SR2 ), so you might want to try that. I
have not had any problems with DB2 version 8 and IBM Java 1.4.1 on RH9 after
using the steps I posted previously. I am using the latest kernel release
available for RH9.

Is that these:

35182787 Apr 30 00:12 IBMJava2-JRE-1.4.1-2.0.i386.rpm
54212154 Apr 29 17:00 IBMJava2-SDK-1.4.1-2.0.i386.rpm

?

--
.~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642.
/V\ Registered Machine 241939.
/( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org
^^-^^ 08:15:00 up 15 days, 8:58, 4 users, load average: 4.19, 4.19, 4.10