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About the Siebel Network Image

For each Siebel Business Applications release representing the products that you have purchased, you run the Siebel Image Creator utility to create a Siebel network image, also called a Siebel image. All installations of Siebel Business Applications modules must be performed from a Siebel image. The Siebel Image Creator is also called the Network Image Creator.

Unless otherwise stated in documentation for a particular release, each Siebel release uses Siebel Image Creator and uses its own version-specific Siebel image, whether it is a base release or a maintenance release.

You must allocate space on the network for Siebel images that are to be used as the source location for Siebel installations. Retain all of the Siebel images until they no longer apply. Also retain all of the Siebel media files, particularly the JAR files that you use to create the Siebel images on the network.

The remaining topics in this appendix describe relevant product changes for version 8.1.1.8 and later, how to obtain Siebel media files, and how to create a Siebel image.

NOTE:  The Siebel image is always of application type Siebel Industry Applications. The application type Siebel Business Applications (formerly used for Siebel Cross-Industry Applications) no longer applies. For more information about the implications of this change, see 549362.1 (Article ID) and related articles on My Oracle Support.