confusion with Db2 version

db2cap · #1 (**permalink**) 01-31-11, 07:07

Hi,
I am getting different version information after executing db2licm -l and db2level command. Please find the attached file.

Stealth_DBA · #2 (**permalink**) 01-31-11, 07:40

db2cap. IBM created a lot of confusion with DB2 V8.1/V8.2. V8.1 became V8.2 with Fixpak 7. They also both restarted the Fixpak number and kept the original so V8.1 Fixpak 8 and V8.2 Fixpak 1 are the same thing (or something like that. Did I mention the numbering was confusing...).

db2cap · #3 (**permalink**) 01-31-11, 09:38

Hi Stealth,
Thanks for your quick reply. I agree, but is it documented somewhere, can you please share the link to me so as to convince the clients?

Stealth_DBA · #4 (**permalink**) 01-31-11, 10:05

This is as close as I can find. It list the FixPaks by the different DB2 versions. It only goes back to V8.2 but you can see that that starts with FixPak 7:

https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docv...id=swg27007053

It is all V8. It was just referred to as V8.2 after FP 7

If you follow the link to Fix List (APARS), you can find a reference to '...DB2 UDB VERSION 8.1 FIXPAK 7 (V8.2)...'

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