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Configuring the Siebel Server for Automatic Start on AIX

If, during installation, you elected automatic restart of the Siebel Server, you need to complete the procedure that follows to enable it.

To configure Siebel Server to start automatically

1. Navigate to $SIEBEL_HOME/bin.

   where:

   • $SIEBEL_HOME = The installation directory for the Siebel Server
2. Using any text editor, open the file siebel_server, and edit the database environment variable as described below:

   Oracle

   1. Uncomment the line #ORACLE_HOME=.
   2. Enter the location for $ORACLE_HOME.
   3. Uncomment the line #export ORACLE_HOME.
   4. Add the following two lines:

   TNS_ADMIN=$tns_admin

   export TNS_ADMIN

   Ask your database administrator for the value of $tns_admin.

   DB2 UDB

   • Add a line to execute db2profile, for example:

   . /home/db2v8aix/sqllib/db2profile

   Ask your database administrator for the location of db2profile.

3. Save and close the file.
4. Log on as root and execute the following command on a single line:

   mkitab "start_server:2:wait:su - SIEBEL_ACCOUNT -c \"$SIEBEL_HOME/bin/siebel_server start\""

   where:

   • SIEBEL_ACCOUNT = The user account installing the Siebel products
   • $SIEBEL_HOME = The installation directory for the Siebel Server
5. Verify whether or not the file /etc/rc.shutdown exists. If it does not exist, create it and change the permissions:

   touch /etc/rc.shutdown

   chmod 744 /etc/rc.shutdown

6. Edit the file /etc/rc.shutdown to add the following command:

   /usr/bin/su - SIEBEL_ACCOUNT -c "$SIEBEL_HOME/bin/siebel_server stop"

   where:

   • SIEBEL_ACCOUNT = The user account installing the Siebel products
   • $SIEBEL_HOME = The installation directory for the Siebel Server
7. Save and close the file.