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Description of the Siebel Analytics Software Platform

The following types of upgrade of Siebel Business Analytics software are possible, based on the components involved:

• Siebel Analytics platform upgrade
• Siebel Analytics applications upgrade (upgrade of data and metadata provided with pre-built Siebel Business Analytics Applications)

This book describes the decisions to make and tasks to perform when upgrading the Siebel Analytics platform only. Deploying the Siebel Analytics platform without other Siebel applications is also called Siebel Analytics Stand-Alone.

Siebel Analytics Platform Components

The following are the Siebel Analytics platform components:

• Siebel Analytics Server
• Siebel Analytics Web Server
• Siebel Analytics Scheduler Server
• Siebel Data Warehouse Administration Console (Client and Server)
• Related component programs:
  • Chart image server
  • Siebel Analytics Catalog Manager
  • Siebel Analytics Client Tools
  • Siebel Analytics ODBC Client
  • Siebel Analytics Server Administration Tool

    TIP:   Several product component licensing considerations may be related to your particular deployment of Siebel Analytics. See the chapter on Siebel Analytics licensing and installation options in the Siebel Analytics Platform Installation and Configuration Guide.

About Upgrading the Siebel Analytics Platform

Upgrading a Siebel Analytics platform is a two-step process:

1. Deciding to Upgrade the Siebel Analytics Platform.
2. Performing a Siebel Analytics Platform Upgrade.

About Upgrading the Siebel Analytics Platform with Siebel Analytics Applications

In general, the Siebel Analytics platform is compatible with older versions of Siebel Analytics applications, and Siebel Analytics applications are compatible with new versions of the Siebel Analytics platform.

If your deployment includes other Siebel Analytics Applications, a Siebel Analytics platform upgrade does not necessarily require also upgrading the applications. It may be sufficient to upgrade only the Siebel Analytics platform, while keeping the Siebel Analytics Applications on a previous version, repository, and set of schema.

The following topic areas are not covered by the Siebel Analytics Platform Upgrade Guide:

• Planning or performing an upgrade for the Siebel Analytics repository and Siebel Analytics Web catalog.
  • Upgrading your Analytics repository. See the Siebel Analytics Server Administration Guide.
  • Upgrading your Analytics Web catalog. See the Siebel Analytics Web Administration Guide.
• Planning or performing an upgrade for the Siebel Data Warehouse.
  • See the Siebel Analytics Applications Installation and Administration Guide.
• Siebel Mobile Client (Release 7.7.x)

  This component (formerly Disconnected Client) can be upgraded without user interaction. See the topic about silently upgrading the Mobile Client in the Ancillary Client Programs appendix of the Siebel Analytics Platform Installation and Configuration Guide.