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Siebel Analytics Installation Options


This section summarizes the types of installation you may perform (based on your product licensing).

Table 1 summarizes the main tasks required to install on each platform configuration.

Table 1.  Siebel Analytics Installation Tasks by Licensed Platform
Platform Type
Major Tasks
  • Windows:
    Stand-Alone Siebel Analytics
Check installation prerequisites:
  • Permissions
  • Client/Server communication
  • IIS
  • MDAC
  • License key
MDAC installation
If IIS is the desired Web Server, install it
Run Analytics Installer
(No Siebel Data Warehouse setup)
Restart machine
Configure Siebel Analytics Scheduler
Create and configure Siebel Analytics tables
Configure Siebel Analytics for Apache Tomcat Server
Install cluster server, if desired
  • Windows:
    Siebel Analytics Applications (integrated with Siebel operational applications)
Check installation prerequisites:
  • Permissions
  • Client/Server communication
  • IIS
  • MDAC
  • License key
Install Siebel operational application
Install the Siebel Data Warehouse
MDAC installation
If IIS is the desired Web Server, install it
Run Siebel Analytics Installer
Restart machine
Run Data Warehouse Application Console (DAC) to set up Siebel Data Warehouse
Update seed data, if necessary
Install cluster server, if desired
Access Siebel Analytics options
Change database connections
Create a dedicated repository
Initialize the Siebel operational application with Siebel Analytics
Configure authentication and security settings
Other Siebel operational applications configuration
Install Disconnected Client and Briefing Book Reader, if desired
  • UNIX:
    Stand-Alone Siebel Analytics
Installing Siebel Analytics Server:
Run UNIX installation script
Change environment variables
Test Siebel Analytics Server installation
Create and configure Siebel Analytics tables
Configure Siebel Analytics Scheduler
Update Scheduler configuration
Post-installation changes for specific UNIX platforms
Installing Siebel Analytics Web:
Install Siebel Analytics Web Components
Install and configure Internet Information Server
Configure Siebel Analytics Server
Configure Siebel Analytics Web
Insert Siebel Analytics Web license keys
Install or upgrade Siebel Analytics Web Catalog
  • UNIX:
    Siebel Analytics Applications (integrated with Siebel operational applications)
Same as for Stand-Alone on UNIX, plus the following:
Install the following components on a Windows machine:
  • Siebel Analytics Server Administration Tool (required)
  • Siebel Analytics Catalog Manager (optional)
  • Siebel Analytics test client (optional)
  • Siebel Disconnected Analytics Application Manager (required if you purchased Siebel Disconnected Analytics)
  • DAC Client (for applications)
Generate the repository file (SiebelAnalytics.rpd) from a machine running Windows
Set up Siebel Data Warehouse from a machine running Windows
Note that the repository and Siebel Data Warehouse are created and manipulated on a Windows machine and ported to the UNIX machine.

 Siebel Analytics Installation and Configuration Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. A 
 Published: 11 March 2004