Guys
I am trying to install db2 8.1 client on one of my AIX box(5.3).

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bash-3.00# ./db2_install -d <my_customised_db2dir>

Specify one or more of the following keywords,
separated by spaces, to install DB2 products.
Keyword Product Description
DB2.ESE DB2 Enterprise Server Edition for AIX
DB2.ADMCL DB2 Administration Client for AIX
DB2.ADCL DB2 Application Development Client for AIX

Enter "help" to redisplay product names.
Enter "quit" to exit.
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DB2.ADMCL
Disk space needed = 387676 KB Available = 219984 KB
DBI1080E Disk full. Minimum space required in /usr/opt/db2_08_01 is
387676 KB, whereas only 219984 KB space is available.

Explanation:

There is not enough free space available in the file system or
directory.

User Response:

Free more disk space and retry the command.

The installation logfile can be found in /tmp/db2_install_log.389328.
db2_install program terminated prematurely.
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My query here is if i am mentioning a separate (customised) directory for db2 8.1 installation then why its still going into /usr/opt.

Any ideas/thoughts are welcome.

Regards
Abhi

default installation directory .../usr/opt you cant change it

For V8 installation Aix will take /usr/opt/db2_08_01 directory as a default directory. You cant change default directory. Free some files and install.

thanks guys

i guess i forgot to update on this....

yes,V8 has this limitation....

i increased FS space & did installation..

chao !!