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Siebel Server Administration

Use the Enterprise Servers view to monitor the Siebel Server state, and start or shut down a Siebel Server. For information about Siebel Servers, see Siebel Server. To perform these actions using the command-line interface, see Siebel Server Manager Commands.

The Siebel Server will start automatically when the Siebel Server System Service is started (assuming that the Auto Startup Mode Siebel Server parameter is set to the default value of TRUE).

NOTE: Starting a Siebel Server starts the default number of tasks (as defined in the Default Tasks parameter) for each background-mode component.

After installation, a Siebel Server will always be in one of three states: Running, Shutdown, or Unavailable.

Running. Indicates that the Siebel Server is running and that Siebel Server components can operate. This is the normal mode of operation for the Siebel Server. When the Siebel Server Service starts, it sets the Siebel Server to the Running state by default (depending on the value of the Auto Startup Mode Siebel Server-level parameter, which defaults to TRUE).

When the Siebel Server starts, its components are enabled and the default number of tasks is instantiated for the background mode components (the number of tasks is determined by the value of the Default Tasks parameter for each component).

Shutdown. Indicates that the Siebel Server is running, but component tasks are not currently running (other than the Siebel Server Manager component, which is operational whenever the Server Manager is connected) and new tasks are not allowed to start. The only processes that can run when the Siebel Server is in a Shutdown state are the Siebel Server System Service itself and the Server Manager for a Siebel Server Manager client.

Shut down the Siebel Server using the Server Manager whenever you want to shut down the:

Server machine on which the Siebel Server is running. This allows a clean shutdown of each Siebel Server component.

Siebel Server to perform maintenance.

Siebel Server in order to perform an automatic upgrade on the Siebel Server's software using Siebel Upgrade Wizard.

NOTE: Individual components may be shut down or disabled without having to shut down the entire Siebel Server.

Unavailable. Indicates that the Server Manager cannot connect to the Siebel Server; you will not be able to run any tasks or perform any administrative functions on that Siebel Server. The Siebel Server may be unavailable for any of the following reasons:

The machine on which it is installed is shut down.

The Siebel Server may still be in its startup process.

The Siebel Server System Service is not running; for example, it may be installed as a manually started service that has not been started. In general, the Siebel Server System Service should always be running when the application server is up.

The Siebel Server System Service was stopped manually.