Bookshelf v7.8: Installing the Database Server Software Under UNIX

Installing the Database Server Software Under UNIX

Complete the following steps to install the Siebel Database Server files under UNIX. You must have already created a Siebel 7.8 installation image on your network and have installed the Gateway Name Server and the Siebel Server on your computer. For further information on all of these tasks, see the Siebel Installation Guide for UNIX: Servers, Mobile Web Clients, Tools.

To install the Database Server software under UNIX

Navigate to the Siebel image location for the current software version, then navigate to the directory where the Siebel Enterprise Server 7.8 software is located, and open a new shell.

Verify that you have write and execute permission to the directories into which you want to install the Database Server software.

Unset any Siebel-specific environment variables.

To view current environment variable settings, enter env in the shell window.

To start the Siebel Database Server file installation, enter the following command:

./setupUNIX_OS

where:

UNIX_OS = the UNIX operating system, such as Solaris, HP-UX, or AIX.

The Welcome to InstallShield Wizard for the Siebel Enterprise Server screen appears.

Read the Welcome to InstallShield Wizard for Siebel Enterprise Server screen, and click Next.

A screen displaying license information is displayed. Accept the license terms, and then click Next to continue.

Depending on whether you are installing your Siebel Database Server files for the first time or adding a new language to an existing instance, take the appropriate action:

To install the Database Server software, select the None.Install a new instance option, and click Next. Proceed to Step 8.
To install a new language pack to an existing Database Server installation, select the displayed Database Server instance, and click Next. Proceed to Step 12.

To install the Siebel Database Server software in the default directory, /sea78, click Next.

NOTE: You must install the Siebel Database Server in the directory in which you installed the Siebel Server.

To install into a different installation directory, use Browse to select the directory you recorded in Deployment Planning Worksheet.

The directory name must not contain spaces, apostrophes, hyphens, or other special characters. Underscores are allowed.

When you are prompted to select the type of server that you want to install, select the Database Server option, and then click Next.

CAUTION: If you choose to install and configure all the components at once for which your company has a license, you cannot later uninstall any of them individually. You must uninstall them all as a group.

If you install all licensed components at once, the Siebel Enterprise Server Installer and the Siebel Software Configuration Wizard prompt you for the installation parameters of each component individually and in the sequence required, except in the case of the Database Server. You must activate the Database Server Configuration utility manually to configure the software.

Choose the type of Siebel Database Server installation to perform from the following options, then click Next to continue:

Typical. This setup option installs all Siebel Database Server components. If you chose the Typical installation type, proceed to Step 12.
Compact. This setup option is not supported for this server.

Custom. This setup option lets you customize your installation by choosing the specific components you want to install. Proceed to Step 11.

The following table shows the components available for you to install.


Installation Setup	Products
Typical or Custom	Select the database files you want to install from the following components: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Oracle Database Enterprise Edition—Database scripts for the Siebel Database on Oracle IBM DB2 for UNIX and Windows—Database scripts for the Siebel Database on DB2 for UNIX and Windows IBM DB2 for z/OS —Database scripts for the Siebel Database on DB2 for z/OS Sample Database support—File attachments for Siebel seed data

CAUTION: If you select a Custom installation, ensure you select the Sample Database support option the first time you install the software. You copy these sample file attachments to the Siebel File System directory after configuration.

Select both the IBM DB2 for z/OS and the Sample Database support options, and then click Next.

Choose the Language Pack or Packs you are installing for the Siebel Database Server, and click Next.

Ensure that all the language packs you want to install are in the Siebel Enterprise Server directory. Otherwise, they are not listed as install options for you to select.

All servers are installed with the primary (or base) language in which the server is run. Optionally, you can also install one or more additional languages. When installing languages at a later date, you must also reinstall any patches that have been run on the directory.

NOTE: In a Unicode-enabled database environment, you can install any of the available Siebel language packs. In a non-Unicode database environment, you must consider the correlation of the language packs you want to install and the characters supported by your database code page. For example, in a Western European code page database, you can only install Western European language packs such as English, French, Spanish, or German. In a Japanese code page database, you can only install Japanese or English language packs.

For a list of supported code pages and encoding strategies, see the System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb.

You are now prompted to verify the components you have chosen to install and their location. Either click Next to continue or Previous to amend your selections.

The language pack and Siebel Database Server software is now installed.

If the installation is not successful, the Event Log appears, displaying the status of your installation. This log can also be accessed under sea78/error.log.

When the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen indicates that software installation is completed successfully, click Finish.