The area of preparation for installation of Siebel Analytics describes the steps to prepare a Windows or UNIX environment to run the Siebel Analytics installer. In addition, background topics give you information you need to know before you run the installer. The area is organized into the following topics:

• Process of Planning the Installation
• Roadmap for Installing Siebel Analytics Platform
• Roadmap for Configuring Siebel Analytics Platform
• Diagrams of Siebel Analytics Deployments
• Determining Analytics Installation Requirements

  TIP:   Print out each of the preceding topics to use as checklists.

NOTE:  For all hardware and software requirements for Siebel Analytics and for clients connecting to Siebel Analytics, see Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb.