Bookshelf v7.5.2: The Siebel Environment

The Siebel eBusiness Applications environment consists of three entities, listed in Table 4.

Table 4. Siebel Application Entities
Entity	Comments
Siebel clients	Includes Siebel Web client, Dedicated Web Client, Wireless Client, Mobile Web Client, handheld client, and Siebel Tools Client. For descriptions of client types, see Siebel Web Client Administration Guide.
Siebel Enterprise Server	Includes the Siebel Server, Siebel Enterprise Server, and Siebel Gateway. Collectively, these entities provide both batch mode and interactive services to and on behalf of Siebel clients.
Siebel Database Server and Siebel File System	Stores the data and physical files used by Siebel clients and Siebel Enterprise Server.

The Siebel Enterprise Server environment represents the middle tier within the three-tiered Siebel eBusiness Applications environment. Figure 1 and Figure 2 contain a logical diagram of all the entities that make up the Siebel eBusiness Applications, Release 7 environment.

This chapter discusses only the Siebel Enterprise Server architecture and entities. For a discussion of the Siebel Web clients, see Siebel Web Client Administration Guide.

Figure 1. Logical Diagram of Siebel 7 Environment in a Small Deployment (one Siebel Server and one Web Server)

Figure 2. Logical Diagram of Siebel 7 Environment in a Larger Deployment (multiple Siebel Servers)