Table 3. New Product Features in Siebel Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows, Version 8.0
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About Windows and UNIX Platforms Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network |
Additional information is provided about the differences between the Windows and UNIX versions of this guide. The following Linux operating systems are now supported for Siebel Business Applications server environments:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise
NOTE: See also Table 2, which mentions that Oracle Enterprise Linux is also supported in this context.
Supported versions of other operating system platforms have changed. (Information about Linux is provided in Siebel Installation Guide for UNIX.) |
Planning RDBMS Installation and Configuration Verifying the ODBC Data Source |
The ODBC data source naming convention changed from siebsrvr_EnterpriseName to EnterpriseName_DSN. |
The Language in Which Siebel Installers and Wizards Run |
Updated topic to describe new mechanisms for specifying the language for the Configuration Wizards. |
Creating the Siebel File System |
The Siebel File System can now be configured to use multiple directories that may exist on separate devices or partitions. Before you configure the Siebel Enterprise, at least one file system directory must exist that you can designate for use by the Siebel File System. |
Configuring the RDBMS Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network |
Supported versions of RDBMS platforms have changed. For example: Oracle Database Server 9i is no longer supported (10g is supported), and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is supported instead of SQL Server 2000. |
"Guidelines for Partitioning an Oracle Database" |
Siebel deployments using an Oracle Database can now use database partitioning. NOTE: Update—this topic has been deleted. Using partitioning in an Oracle database is not supported for Siebel deployments. See Table 2.
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Guidelines for Using Real Application Clusters for an Oracle Database |
Siebel deployments using Siebel Remote with an Oracle Database can now use either Active/Active or Active/Passive RAC (RAC choice is not limited to Active/Passive). |
Creating the Siebel Installation Image on the Network |
Siebel product media are now provided from the Oracle E-Delivery Web site using ZIP files, from which JAR files are extracted. (JAR files are used to create the network image.) Siebel Image Creator now uses a single set of JAR files for both horizontal and vertical applications. You specify which type of image to create when you run Image Creator. Image Creator can now run on supported Linux platforms. Product layouts within the network image have changed. In Image Creator, the list of available products has changed to reflect new or renamed products and dropped products. |
Installing Siebel Enterprise Server and Related Components Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network |
This chapter now consolidates instructions for installation tasks for Siebel Enterprise Server components. |
Installing Siebel Enterprise Server Components |
The EAI Connector for OLE DB and the EAI Connector for Microsoft BizTalk Server, optional parts of EAI Connector installation in previous releases, are not supported in this release. NOTE: In the event that support for EAI Connector for Microsoft BizTalk Server is added in a future release, updated support status information will be provided. See 475472.1 (Article ID) on My Oracle Support. This document was previously published as Alert 1319. See also Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network.
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Installing Using the Siebel FastTrack Wizard |
The Siebel FastTrack Wizard provides a simplified means to install and configure Siebel Business Applications for a small deployment or for test purposes. The FastTrack Wizard is available for supported Microsoft Windows server platforms only. |
Installing Siebel Management Agent and Siebel Management Server Configuring Siebel Management Agent and Siebel Management Server |
Added topics on installing and configuring Siebel Management Server and Siebel Management Agent. These products are infrastructure components that support the Siebel Application Deployment Manager (ADM) and Siebel Diagnostic Tool features. These components collectively are also referred to as the Siebel Management Framework. |
Command-Line Options for Siebel Installers and Wizards |
Moved topic into a different chapter. Added new option for running installers in record mode, which generates an updated siebel.ini file to be used for unattended installation. |
Configuring Siebel Enterprise Server and Related Components |
This chapter now consolidates instructions for configuration tasks for Siebel Enterprise Server components. The Siebel Configuration Wizard (formerly the Siebel Software Configuration Wizard) has been significantly restructured and enhanced for better usability.
- The Siebel Configuration Wizard now supports a Java-based GUI for both Windows and UNIX. Wizards for most products support multiple tasks.
- The Siebel Enterprise is now configured after you install and configure the Siebel Gateway Name Server, rather than when you configure the first installed Siebel Server.
- After configuring the Enterprise, you configure a logical profile for the Siebel Web Server Extension. When you configure each installed SWSE, you specify the location of the SWSE logical profile.
- When using load balancing, you now copy the lbconfig.txt file you generated into the SWSE logical profile folder, before applying the logical profile to each installed SWSE.
- Offline configuration is supported (record mode) for certain configuration tasks. Execute mode applies a configuration previously saved into a configuration response file using record mode.
- Unattended installation can also launch unattended configuration, for both Windows and UNIX. See Installing and Configuring in Unattended and Console Modes.
- Uninstallation now invokes Configuration Wizard tasks for removing configuration data. See Uninstalling Siebel Business Applications.
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"Disabling Language-Specific Application Object Managers" |
Deleted topic due to changes in the Siebel Server Configuration Wizard. For related information, including topics pertaining to adding languages to a Siebel Server, see expanded content in Preparing to Run Siebel Server Components After Installing. |
Configuring the Siebel Database |
The database-related software you install on a Siebel Server has been renamed from Siebel Database Server to Database Configuration Utilities. Database Configuration Utilities is part of Siebel Enterprise Server installation, which is now described in Installing Siebel Enterprise Server and Related Components. The Database Configuration Wizard now uses the same framework as the Siebel Configuration Wizard and supports a Java-based GUI for both Windows and UNIX (console mode is also supported). Installing the Siebel Database no longer requires a separate step to import the Siebel Repository (for the primary language). |
Installing and Configuring the Siebel Web Server Extension Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network |
Siebel Web Server Extension (SWSE) can now be installed on supported versions of Linux operating systems (Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise), to work with Oracle HTTP Server (Web server) on those platforms. NOTE: See also Table 2, which mentions that Oracle Enterprise Linux is also supported in this context (for Oracle HTTP Server). Also, IBM HTTP Server is supported for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise, as well as for AIX.
(Information about Linux is provided in Siebel Installation Guide for UNIX.) The default installation directory for SWSE has changed, relative to previous versions. Configuring an installed SWSE now requires that an SWSE logical profile must first have been created after configuring the Siebel Enterprise. Settings for parameters in the eapps.cfg file derive from creating the SWSE logical profile or from applying the logical profile. On Microsoft Windows, Siebel application virtual directories on the Microsoft IIS Web server are now created using a batch file generated with the SWSE logical profile. Customers can edit the batch file before configuring the SWSE, to change which virtual directories are created. |
Updating Web Server Static Files on SWSE Using the Siebel Enterprise Security Token |
The Web Update Protection Key is now called the Siebel Enterprise Security Token. The corresponding eapps.cfg parameter WebUpdatePassword is now SiebEntSecToken . This value is specified during SWSE logical profile configuration. |
Installing the Siebel Mobile Web Client and Developer Web Client |
The file predeploy.htm is now installed into the bin directory. It is no longer installed into separate language-specific directories. This file applies to Siebel clients that use high interactivity mode. (It is also installed with the SWSE, for use with the Siebel Web Client.) |
Logging in to Your Siebel Application |
License keys for Siebel Business Applications are now obtained from Oracle's license codes site. |
Using Siebel QuickStart with the Siebel Mobile Web Client Siebel Client Shortcuts and Start-Up Options |
The Siebel QuickStart feature has been enhanced and now uses a Windows service rather than a shortcut in the startup group. |
Installing Siebel Tools |
The Siebel Business Rules Developer, based on a third-party product from Haley Systems, is now installed with Siebel Tools. |
Verifying Successful Installation of Siebel Tools |
License keys for Siebel Business Applications are now obtained from Oracle's license codes site. |
Installing Siebel Charts |
Siebel Charts uses a different product from Visual Mining than in previous releases: NetCharts Server is used instead of ChartWorks Server. Some aspects of installing and configuring Siebel Charts have changed. |
Installing and Configuring in Unattended and Console Modes |
Product changes in this area include:
- Installers for some products now support record mode, which generates response files (siebel.ini files) for unattended installation.
- Configuration Wizards for some products now provide offline and execute modes, which are used in tandem to perform unattended configuration.
Unattended configuration can be launched from the command line or from unattended installation, and is handled similarly on Windows and UNIX.
Specialized siebel.ini files are no longer used for unattended configuration on UNIX.
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Verifying Your Server Environment Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network |
The Environment Verification Tool and evt.ini file have been modified to reflect updated requirements for Siebel 8.0 environments. |
Uninstalling Siebel Business Applications |
Deleted obsolete topic about using the srvredit command, which is no longer supported. Deleted topic about uninstalling Resonate Central Dispatch (refer to version 7.8 of this guide). Added background information about uninstallations, including scenarios when uninstallation may be appropriate. For Siebel Enterprise Server components and SWSE, uninstallation now includes a step for removing configuration data for products you are uninstalling. Full uninstall options are provided for several Siebel products. |
Deployment Planning Worksheet |
Made minor updates to reflect product changes. |