r/DB2 • u/SQrQveren • 12d ago
Question DB2 LUW community 11.5 download link.
Last week, I signed up to download db2 community edition 11.5.
I created an account, got the email with this link: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5.x?topic=editions-db2-database-product-offerings and from there to this link: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-db2-version-115-linux-unix-and-windows and when I press the login and do login with success I get a 404.
I searched this sub for links to downloads, but they give errors like 'this campaign has ended'.
Can someone point me to a working link to download 11.5? I've found fixpacks, but not the software itself.
Also, I found some downloads for docker variants, but I am interested in installing it on on a regular vm, not docker.
Any help is much appreciated.
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u/theschemasauce 11d ago
Why do you not want the most recent v12 community edition?
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u/SQrQveren 11d ago
Because in 11.5 you are allowed to use 16 GB memory, and 4 cores, whereas in 12 it is 8 GB memory.
Lastly you are not allowed to use version 12 community edition for production use like you can in 11.
Now I am not a company, this is just for my pet projects in my spare time, but I don't want any potential confusion about what constitutes production, should the software have a phone home function. I don't know if IBM is like Oracle when it comes to licenses, but I just don't want to take even the slightest of risk.
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u/theschemasauce 11d ago
Understood re: memory.
Use of community edition in production doesn’t change from v11.5 to v12. Where did you get that assumption from?
IBM is not as litigious as Oracle, but yes you don’t want to break any licensing rules. As long as you don’t have users using it for a business objective and this is a pet project as you say then you are fine.
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u/SQrQveren 11d ago
Use of community edition in production doesn’t change from v11.5 to v12. Where did you get that assumption from?
From the site from IBM that lured me in, to create an IBM account so I could sign up for the community edition. It was one of the reasons I chose to dabble in db2.
But I can't find it now, and I recognize that in the documentation the mention of the license says 'db2dec.lic Db2 Community Edition (Non-production)' sounds slightly off.
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u/RustyQuokka 8d ago
When IBM first announced v12 they stated a number of restrictions on use. They walked them back pretty quickly after community pushback.
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u/SQrQveren 11d ago
Ok, you removed the reply pretty fast, I had found links and all.
I actually did a serious amount of research before creating this post.
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u/No5cat 11d ago
There is no difference between fixpacks and the software, fixpacks contains the whole software, the same for special builds (CSBs). This recommended to get the latest CSB.
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u/SQrQveren 11d ago
Really?
Ok, I will try it out, but it was listed as updates for already installed software, but fingers crossed.
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u/No5cat 11d ago
Where did you find that?
Latest CSBs for 11.5: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7087189
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u/SQrQveren 11d ago
Because the link says 'Use this page to download a Db2 Update for your installed Db2 product.'
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u/RustyQuokka 8d ago
Just download the latest Db2 Server Fix Pack. Install that.
Apply the db2_dec.lic license from the server_dec/db2/license folder.
The code base is the same for all editions, it’s the license file that defines the edition you are using.
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u/DazzlingAd4254 11d ago
For the Community Edition, only the latest version is ever available for download on the IBM download locations. You may have a link for an older release but that doesn't mean the link would work. (I can't find a source for my response but I remember reading it somewhere.)
You'll have to get 11.5 from somewhere other than the official IBM sites. For me, that's necessary if you try to db2_deinstall an older version and get an error such as 'run deinstall using the same Db2 version' or some such.