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Obtaining Siebel Installation Media Files

Siebel Business Applications releases are provided by Oracle in ZIP file format. In general, the media files for base releases are provided on Oracle Software Delivery Cloud and the media files for Siebel Fix Pack releases are provided on My Oracle Support.

The version 8.1.1 media files for Siebel Enterprise Server and Siebel Web Server Extension, which use Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) and are used only with the Siebel Fix Pack 8.1.1.8 or later installers, are a special case. For information about obtaining the version 8.1.1.8 and later media files and the 8.1.1 OUI media files, see 1461640.1 (Article ID) on My Oracle Support. See also Product Changes for Siebel CRM Version 8.1.1.8 and Later.

Use a standard unpacking tool such as WinZip to extract from each ZIP file a set of JAR files that serve as the Siebel media files. (Validate that the unpacking tool that you are using can handle files of the sizes of the Siebel media files.) These JAR files, which are compressed files using the Java Archive format, are processed when you run the Siebel Image Creator utility. Siebel Business Applications releases are also available on DVD.

NOTE:  Siebel Business Applications software must be installed from a Siebel network image that was created using Siebel Image Creator. You cannot install directly from the ZIP files, JAR files, or DVDs.

Download the ZIP files representing the Siebel modules and languages that you require into one or more target locations. After you download the files, review the ZIP file sizes and validate the checksum values of the downloaded files against the published values. Also provided are the Siebel Image Creator executable program and the files it requires. Extract the JAR files from the ZIP files in a single directory on your network. Typically, you run Siebel Image Creator from the JAR files directory. All of the JAR file names include the designation SBA (for Siebel Business Applications).

TIP:   If you obtain JAR files for more than one release, then it is generally recommended that you put them into a separate directory for each release.

You use Siebel Image Creator to create a network image (also called a Siebel image) from which you subsequently install Siebel Business Applications. All Siebel module installations must be performed from the Siebel image, for each software version that supports a full installation, such as for version 8.1.1.8 or later or for 8.1.1 (depending on the module that you are installing), and for any applicable maintenance releases. The installation process is described in Installing Siebel Enterprise Server Components and the Siebel Web Server Extension and other chapters for installing particular Siebel modules.

For more information about obtaining the Siebel media files from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud, see

http://edelivery.oracle.com

For more information about the contents and organization of the Siebel media files, see Siebel Installation Media Contents.

Before you download the ZIP files to your network, see Preparing to Create a Siebel Installation Image.

Siebel Installation Media Files Provided on DVD

Alternatively, you can obtain Siebel media ZIP files on DVD. These files are the same as the ZIP files that you can obtain from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud.

Accessing the Siebel media files that are provided on DVD requires a compatible DVD drive (+R compatible).

For each DVD, copy the ZIP media files representing the Siebel modules or languages that you require into one or more target locations. Review the ZIP file sizes before you copy them. Each DVD uses up to 5 GB of storage.

For more information about the contents and organization of the Siebel media files, see Siebel Installation Media Contents.

Before you copy the ZIP files to your network, see Preparing to Create a Siebel Installation Image.