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Overview of Installing Siebel Business Applications

The server installation process requires multiple tasks that you should perform in the following general sequence. This sequence is also illustrated in Figure 1.

1. Planning your deployment. See the Deployment Planning Guide.

   For example, you might install and configure server clustering software.

2. Determining your load-balancing strategy. See Managing Load Balancing for Siebel Applications.
3. Creating your database instance. See Configuring the RDBMS.

   NOTE:  You can create the database instance at any point before installing the Siebel Database Server, as described in Installing the Siebel Database Server and Configuring the Siebel Database.

4. Obtaining Siebel media and creating a Siebel installation image on the network, from which installs will be performed. See Creating the Siebel Installation Image on the Network.
5. Installing required third-party products. See System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb and the Siebel Business Applications Third-Party Bookshelf.
6. (Optional) Installing Siebel Search. See the Siebel Search Administration Guide.
7. Creating directories for Siebel software and the Siebel File System. See General Considerations in Planning Your Siebel Deployment in this chapter.
8. Creating the required Siebel accounts. See Creating the Siebel Service Owner Account in this chapter.
9. Installing and configuring the Siebel Gateway Name Server. See Installing the Siebel Gateway Name Server.
10. Creating the Siebel Enterprise Server and installing and configuring a Siebel Server. See Installing the Siebel Server.
11. Installing and configuring the Siebel Database Server on a Siebel Server machine. This task includes creating the Siebel Database itself on the RDBMS. See Installing the Siebel Database Server and Configuring the Siebel Database.
12. Installing your Web server and the Siebel Web Server Extension (SWSE). See Installing the Siebel Web Server Extension.
13. (Optional) Installing Siebel Mobile Web Clients or Developer Web Clients. See Installing Siebel Mobile Web Clients.
14. Installing Siebel Tools. See Installing Siebel Tools.
15. (Optional) Installing additional Siebel Servers, if required. See Installing the Siebel Server.
16. (Optional) Installing additional Siebel products. See:
    • Installing the Siebel Reports Server
    • Installing Siebel EAI Connector Software
    • Installing the ChartWorks Server
17. Verifying your environment using EVT. See Verifying Your Server Environment.

Figure 1. Sequence of Siebel Business Applications Server Software Installation