Db2 Version 12.1 Mod 3 Fix Pack 0 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Yesterday, the latest update to Db2 Version 12.1 became available. You can download it from the page Download Db2 fix packs by version for Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows. The Db2 documentation has a What’s new in Db2 12.1.3 with highlights. Moreover, the subpages detail enhancements related to performance, security, manageability, and more.

Among the mentioned highlights are the enhanced AI Query Optimizer, more functionality around the vector data type (see Db2 vector for similarity search), functions for generation of UUIDs, and usability / manageability improvements.

Updated Db2 Community Edition, even for Docker

Personally, I like that the Db2 Community Edition for Docker has been updated. Earlier today, I ran the skopeo to check the IBM Container Registry (ICR) for available releases:

$ skopeo list-tags docker://icr.io/db2_community/db2
{
    "Repository": "icr.io/db2_community/db2",
    "Tags": [
        "11.5.5.1",
        "11.5.8.0",
        "11.5.9.0",
        "12.1.0.0",
        "12.1.1.0",
        "12.1.2.0",
        "12.1.3.0",
        "latest"
    ]

It shows that DB2 12.1.3 already was available and ready for my continued tests. Thus, I “pulled” it, and started it up, then ran the db2ls command:

All good. Now I can run some tests and maybe prepare a live demo for the upcoming talk at the German Db2 User Group (DeDUG) meeting.

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