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Siebel Installation Guide for UNIX: Servers, Mobile Web Clients, Tools > Preparing for Installation > General Considerations in Planning Your Siebel Deployment > Planning RDBMS Installation and ConfigurationNote the following guidelines for installing and configuring the Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) on which you will create the Siebel Database. For more information about configuring the RDBMS and the Siebel Database, see Configuring the RDBMS and Installing the Siebel Database Server and Configuring the Siebel Database.
About Database Code Pages and Locale SupportIn a database environment that is enabled for Unicode, you can install any of the available Siebel Language Packs. However, in a database environment that is not enabled for Unicode, 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 Language Packs. In a Japanese code page database, you can only install Japanese or U.S. English Language Packs. The code page of the operating system on which your Siebel Server runs must match that of your Siebel Database instance. The languages installed on each must also match. For a list of supported code pages and encoding strategies, see System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb. See also the Global Deployment Guide. See also Specifying the Locale for Siebel Applications and Specifying the Locale for Your UNIX Operating System. See also the topics that apply to your RDBMS platform in Configuring the RDBMS. Planning Database ConnectivityUse the ODBC driver versions listed in System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb for your chosen RDBMS for Siebel Servers, Siebel Developer Web Clients, and Siebel Tools clients. Make sure that ODBC connectivity uses TCP/IP as the transport layer protocol for your Siebel Servers, Siebel Developer Web Clients, and Siebel Tools clients. How to Use This Guide If Your Database Is IBM DB2 UDB for z/OSThis guide describes installation of core Siebel products for each supported RDBMS, with the exception of IBM DB2 UDB for z/OS (formerly referred to as IBM DB2 UDB for z/OS and OS/390). Customers for DB2 UDB for z/OS will require this guide (Siebel Installation Guide for the operating system you are using) and also require Implementing Siebel Business Applications on DB2 UDB for z/OS, available on the Siebel Bookshelf. In this guide, Configuring the RDBMS and Installing the Siebel Database Server and Configuring the Siebel Database do not apply to customers using DB2 UDB for z/OS. Instead, refer to Implementing Siebel Business Applications on DB2 UDB for z/OS for database-related content. Implementing Siebel Business Applications on DB2 UDB for z/OS includes, but is not limited to, topics such as special security issues for this RDBMS, installing the Siebel Schema, performance guidelines for use of this RDBMS with Siebel Business Applications, and specific procedures for moving data from development to production. Although Implementing Siebel Business Applications on DB2 UDB for z/OS contains some information (for example, security) that is not covered elsewhere on the Siebel Bookshelf, readers should still consult appropriate books in the Siebel Deployment Documentation Suite, such as the Security Guide for Siebel Business Applications. This suite of books contains important information that helps you to deploy the Siebel applications. |
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