Siebel Installation Guide for UNIX
What's New in This Release
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Preparing to Install Siebel Business Applications
About the Deployment Planning Worksheet
About Installing Siebel Releases
About Installing in Upgrade Environments
About Windows and UNIX Platforms
Overview of Installing Siebel Business Applications
General Considerations in Planning Your Siebel Deployment
Planning Topologies
Preparing the Hardware
Planning Siebel Server Load Balancing
Planning Disk Space Requirements
Planning RDBMS Installation and Configuration
Managing Siebel Image Directories and Media Files
Managing Temporary Disk Space Required by Siebel Installers and Wizards
The Language in Which Siebel Installers and Wizards Run
Installing Multiple Instances of Siebel Business Applications
Specifying the Locale for Siebel Applications
Specifying the Locale for Your UNIX Operating System
Setting Permissions and Ownership
Installing from a Remote Server Machine
Restrictions on Host Names for Siebel Gateway Name Server and Siebel Server
Restrictions on Names for Siebel Enterprise Server and Siebel Server
File and Directory Naming Conventions
Creating the Siebel File System
Creating the Siebel Service Owner Account
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Configuring the RDBMS
Overview of Database Configuration
Configuring an Oracle Database for Siebel Applications
Guidelines for Selecting a Language for Oracle Database
Guidelines for Configuring Settings in the init.ora File
Guidelines for Sizing Redo Logs for an Oracle Database
Guidelines for Creating Oracle Table Spaces
Guidelines for Sizing the Oracle Database
Guidelines for Creating Temporary Oracle Table Spaces
Guidelines for Defining Oracle Rollback Segments
Guidelines for Overriding Oracle Default Table Spaces for Database Objects
Guidelines for Creating Oracle Database Objects
Guidelines for Ongoing Oracle Database Administration
Guidelines for Using Real Application Clusters for an Oracle Database
Configuring an IBM DB2 UDB Database for Siebel Applications
Guidelines for Setting DB2 UDB Database Manager Configuration Parameters
Guidelines for Selecting a Language for DB2 UDB
Guidelines for Creating the DB2 UDB Database
Guidelines for Setting DB2 UDB Configuration Parameters
Guidelines for Setting Up DB2 UDB Bufferpools
Guidelines for Creating DB2 UDB Table Spaces
Guidelines for Overriding DB2 UDB Default Table Spaces for Database Objects
Guidelines for Preventing DB2 UDB from Running Out of ODBC Statement Handles
Guidelines for Increasing the Number of DB2 UDB User Processes Under AIX
Guidelines for Determining DB2 UDB Log Space
Guidelines for Archiving DB2 UDB Log Files
Guidelines for Creating DB2 UDB Database Objects
Guidelines for Managing DB2 UDB Fragmentation
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Creating the Siebel Installation Image on the Network
Obtaining Siebel Installation Media Files
Siebel Installation Media Contents
Preparing to Create a Siebel Installation Image
Determine Location for Siebel Media Files and Siebel Images
Requirements for Siebel Image Directories
Cross-Platform Issues in Creating Siebel Image Directories
Requirements for Running Image Creator Utility
Creating a Siebel Installation Image
Running Siebel Image Creator in GUI Mode
Running Siebel Image Creator in Console Mode
Troubleshooting Siebel Image Creation
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Installing Siebel Enterprise Server and Related Components
Overview of Installing and Configuring Servers in a Siebel Deployment
Process of Installing and Configuring Servers in a Siebel Deployment
Determining Your Installation and Configuration Method
Small to Medium-Sized Deployments
Medium-Sized Deployments
Large Deployments
Requirements for Siebel Enterprise Server Installation and Configuration
General Requirements for Siebel Enterprise Server Installation and Configuration
Requirements for Siebel Gateway Name Server Installation and Configuration
Requirements for Siebel Server Installation and Configuration
Requirements for Siebel EAI Connector Installation
About Installing and Deploying with Multiple Languages
Installing and Deploying All Required Languages Once
Installing All Required Languages But Deploying Some Languages Later
Installing and Deploying Additional Languages
Configuring Connectivity to the Siebel Database
Verifying Network Connectivity for the Siebel Server Machine
Installing Siebel Enterprise Server Components
Reviewing the Siebel Enterprise Server Installation
Reviewing the Installation for Siebel Gateway Name Server
Reviewing the Installation for Siebel Server
Reviewing the Installation for the Database Configuration Utilities
Installing Siebel Management Agent and Siebel Management Server
About Siebel Management Agent and Siebel Management Server
Requirements for Installing Siebel Management Agent and Siebel Management Server
Installing Siebel Management Agent
Installing Siebel Management Server
Command-Line Options for Siebel Installers and Wizards
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Configuring Siebel Enterprise Server and Related Components
About Configuring Siebel Enterprise Server and Related Components
Configuration Wizard Differences in Release 8.0
Configuration Wizards Associated with Installable Components
Configuration Wizards and Associated Model Files
Launching the Siebel Configuration Wizard
Procedures for Launching Configuration Wizards
Configuration Wizard Syntax Elements
Commands for Launching Configuration Wizards
Performing Configuration Tasks
Performing Tasks for Configuring Siebel Gateway Name Server, Siebel Enterprise, and SWSE Logical Profile
Performing Tasks for Configuring the Siebel Server
Performing Tasks for Configuring the Siebel Database
Performing Tasks for Configuring the SWSE
Verifying the Siebel Gateway Name Server Has Started
Configuring the Siebel Gateway Name Server for Automatic Start
Configuring Siebel Gateway Name Server for Automatic Start on AIX
Configuring Siebel Gateway Name Server for Automatic Start on HP-UX
Configuring Siebel Gateway Name Server for Automatic Start on Linux or Solaris
Postinstallation Tasks for Siebel Server
Verifying the ODBC Data Source
Verifying the ODBC Data Source for Oracle
Verifying the ODBC Data Source for DB2 UDB
Establishing Network Connectivity for Mobile Users
Preparing to Run Siebel Server Components After Installing
Enabling and Disabling Server Components
Enabling and Disabling Language-Specific AOMs and Adding Languages
Synchronizing Batch Components
Saving Component Job Definitions in an Upgrade Scenario
Migrating Siebel Enterprise Server and Siebel Server Parameter Settings
Configuring Load Balancing for Siebel Applications
Generating the Load Balancing Configuration File (lbconfig.txt)
Setting Up Third-Party HTTP Load Balancers
Setting the Load Balancer Connection Time-Out
Monitoring Servers with Siebel Native Load Balancer or Third-Party HTTP Load Balancers
Configuring the Siebel Server for Automatic Start
Configuring the Siebel Server for Automatic Start on AIX
Configuring the Siebel Server for Automatic Start When Installed as Root on HP-UX, Linux, or Solaris
Configuring the Siebel Server for Automatic Start When Not Installed as Root on HP-UX, Linux, or Solaris
Managing Environment Variables
Installing Additional Siebel Servers for an Existing Siebel Enterprise Server
Troubleshooting Siebel Enterprise Server Installation and Configuration
Troubleshooting Siebel Gateway Name Server Installation and Configuration
Troubleshooting Siebel Server Installation and Configuration
Troubleshooting the ODBC Data Source Connection
Configuring Siebel Management Agent and Siebel Management Server
About Configuring Siebel Management Agents and Siebel Management Server
Creating the Siebel User for Siebel Diagnostic Tool
Configuring Siebel Management Agent
Configuring Siebel Management Server
Using Perl Scripts to Register Additional Siebel Management Agents and Configure Siebel ADM
Restarting Siebel Management Server After Installation and Configuration
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Configuring the Siebel Database
About the Siebel Database and the Database Configuration Utilities
Process of Configuring the Siebel Database
Requirements for Siebel Database Configuration
Setting Up Your Environment to Support Global Time Zone
Creating Table Owner and Administrator Accounts
Installing the Stored Procedures and User-Defined Functions on DB2 UDB
Configuring the Siebel Database on the RDBMS
Installing the Siebel Database Components
Reviewing the Log Files for Siebel Database Installation
Verifying System Preferences and Other Settings for Database Code Page
Populating the Siebel File System
Importing a Siebel Repository into the Siebel Database
Importing a Siebel Repository
Reviewing the Log Files for Repository Import for the Siebel Database
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Installing and Configuring the Siebel Web Server Extension
About Siebel Web Server Extension (SWSE)
Process of Installing and Configuring the SWSE
Requirements for SWSE Installation and Configuration
Installing the Web Server
Installing the SWSE
Configuring the SWSE
Creating the SWSE Logical Profile
Applying the SWSE Logical Profile
Postinstallation Tasks for the SWSE and the Web Server
Reviewing the Installation for the SWSE
Reviewing the Log Files for the SWSE
Configuring the Web Server
Verifying Virtual Directories on the Web Server
Creating Custom Virtual Directories
Setting SWSE and Virtual Directory Permissions
Granting User Permissions on the Web Server
Configuring IBM HTTP Server for Linux Platforms
Configuring HP Apache Web Server for Optimal Performance
Configuring Oracle iPlanet Web Server to Accept the SWSE
Enabling HTTP Compression for Siebel Applications
Editing the SWSE Configuration File (eapps.cfg)
Configuring the Default HTTP and HTTPS Ports for the Web Server
Updating Web Server Static Files on SWSE Using the Siebel Enterprise Security Token
Troubleshooting SWSE Installation
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Installing Siebel Mobile Web Clients
About Installing the Siebel Client
About Customizing the Siebel Client Installer
Process of Installing the Siebel Client
Preinstallation Tasks for the Siebel Client
Installing the Siebel Mobile Web Client and Developer Web Client
Installing the Siebel Sample Database
Importing Non-ENU Repository and Seed Data into the Siebel Sample Database
Postinstallation Tasks for the Siebel Client
Configuring the Siebel Client When Siebel VB or Siebel eScript Is Not Licensed
Verifying the Siebel Client Directory Structure
Verifying ODBC Data Sources for Siebel Mobile Web Client and Developer Web Client
Logging in to Your Siebel Application
Siebel Client Shortcuts and Start-Up Options
Siebel Client Shortcuts
Siebel Client Start-Up Options
Creating Custom Siebel Application Shortcuts
Using Siebel QuickStart with the Siebel Mobile Web Client
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Installing Siebel Tools
About Siebel Tools
Process of Installing Siebel Tools
Requirements for Siebel Tools Installation
Installing the Siebel Tools Client
Postinstallation Tasks for Siebel Tools
Verifying Successful Installation of Siebel Tools
Verifying the Siebel Tools Directory Structure
Verify Read/Write Access to Siebel Tools Directories
Verify Siebel Tools ODBC Data Sources
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Installing Siebel Charts
Process of Installing Siebel Charts
Installing Siebel Charts
Configuring Siebel Charts
Changing the Siebel Charts Server Used by Web Clients
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Installing and Configuring in Unattended and Console Modes
About Unattended or Console Mode Installation and Configuration
Descriptions of Unattended or Console Mode Installation
Products for Unattended or Console Mode Installation
Combinations of Installation and Configuration Modes
About Installation and Configuration Response Files
Installing and Configuring in Unattended Mode
Generating Installation and Configuration Response Files
Editing siebel.ini Files for Unattended Installation and Configuration
Running Unattended Installation from the Command Line
Installing and Configuring in Console Mode
Editing siebel.ini Files for Console Mode Installation
Running Console Installation from the Command Line
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Verifying Your Server Environment
About the Environment Verification Tool (EVT)
About the EVT Configuration File
Launching the EVT Utility
Running EVT in Query Mode
Optional EVT Command Line Flags
Available EVT Output Formats
Changing EVT Output Text
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Uninstalling Siebel Business Applications
About Uninstalling Siebel Applications
Uninstalling Earlier Versions of Siebel Applications
Uninstalling Siebel Enterprise Server Software
Uninstalling Siebel Web Server Extension and Strong Encryption Pack
Uninstalling Siebel Management Server
Uninstalling Siebel Management Agent
Uninstalling Siebel Clients
Uninstalling Siebel Tools
Uninstalling Siebel Charts
Troubleshooting Uninstallation
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Deployment Planning Worksheet
Team Lead Summary
Enterprise Server Names and Installation Directories
Siebel Accounts, Host Names, and Static IP Addresses
Cluster Deployment Data
Ports and RDBMS Details Data
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