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Installing the Siebel Tools Client
This section describes how to install the Siebel Tools Client. NOTE: The following procedure is for installing the base product. For patch installation instructions, refer to the Maintenance Release Guide provided with the patch. See also About Installing Siebel Releases.
To install Siebel Tools
- In Windows Explorer, navigate to the Siebel image location for the current software version. Then navigate to the directory where the installer is located.
In this case, navigate to Siebel_Image\Windows\Client\Siebel_Tools.
where:
- Double-click install.exe to start the Siebel Tools Client installer.
The Choose Setup Language screen appears.
- Select the language in which you would like to run the installer.
The default installation language is the one that corresponds to the current language of the operating system.
- If you have an existing Siebel Tools installation, you can choose to add language extension packs to this installation.
- If you are installing a new instance of the Siebel Tools client, click Next.
- If you are adding languages to an existing Siebel Tools installation:
- Click Next to start the installation process.
- On the Setup Type screen, perform the following:
- Choose the type of installation to execute from the following options:
- Select a destination directory and click Next.
By default, setup installs in the directory C:\Program Files\Siebel\7.8\Tools. If desired, you may choose a different drive for installation by clicking Browse. If you specify a directory other than C:\Program Files\Siebel\7.8\Tools, make the appropriate substitutions as you read this chapter.
CAUTION: Do not install Siebel Tools in the same directory as the Siebel client. Doing so will cause memory conflicts and program crashes.
The Choose Languages screen appears.
- Select the language you want to install and click Next.
NOTE: Siebel Tools must be installed with the English Language Pack. If you need to customize non-English reports, you can install other Language Packs as well. The files specific to the languages chosen in this step are copied to your workstation.
The Server Database screen appears.
- Select the database client and server, and click Next.
NOTE: The installation program checks that the prerequisite database software is installed on the machine. If it is not, the installation wizard will not proceed.
The File System Server Information screen appears.
- Type the Siebel File System directory path. Use either the UNC name of the Siebel File System directory or a drive letter mapped to it.
The Remote Server Information screen appears.
- Type the Siebel Remote Server host name (network name or the machine name) to which this client will connect.
Record the information you provided in Step 9 and Step 10 in your copy of the worksheet in Deployment Planning Worksheet.
The Database Information screen appears.
- Specify the database identification in the worksheet in Deployment Planning Worksheet.
NOTE: For a development environment database, make sure you are using binary sort order. For details, see the guidelines for selecting a language for your RDBMS, in Configuring the RDBMS.
- DB2 UDB
- Database Alias. Type the database alias for your Siebel Database, as recorded in the worksheet.
- Table Owner. Type the name of the database account that owns the Siebel tables, as recorded in the worksheet.
- Oracle
- Database Alias. Type the connect string for your Siebel Database, as recorded in the worksheet.
- Table Owner. Type the name of the database account that owns the Siebel tables, as recorded in the worksheet.
- In the Enterprise Server Information screen, specify the address of the Siebel Gateway Name Server and the name of the Enterprise Server to which this Siebel Tools client will connect.
The Gateway Name Server Address is the network name or the IP address of the machine on which the Siebel Gateway Name Server is installed. To enter a specific port number, append the Gateway Name Server Address string with a colon and the desired port number.
The Enterprise Server name is the name under which the Siebel Servers that support this Siebel Tools client's server database were installed.
- Select the program folder where you want the Siebel Tools icons to be installed. The default is Siebel Tools 7.x. If you do not want to accept the default, you have the following options:
- Select a folder from the list.
- Type in a new program folder name.
Clicking Next in this step initiates file transfer. The setup program copies files to the local hard disk. A status bar in the Setup Status dialog box indicates the progress of the installation. You can cancel installation while files are being copied to the local disk.
The Event Log dialog box appears after the installer starts copying files. It describes the steps the installer completes during your Siebel Tools installation.
A message appears, stating that language files are being installed.
The installer completes the installation and displays the Event Log screen.
- Review the information on this screen and in the file SSDsetup.log, created in the Siebel Tools installation directory. If necessary, take appropriate action to address the errors and rerun the installation. Otherwise, click Next to complete the installation.
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