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Overview of Database Configuration

In general, each customer must follow these general steps for each supported RDBMS platform described in this chapter. For more information, see your third-party vendor documentation, guidelines presented in this chapter for each RDBMS, and other applicable parts of this guide.

This chapter is intended for use by database administrators (DBAs) and by others who can perform the RDBMS configuration tasks described.

CAUTION:  Do not perform any tasks mentioned in this chapter in an upgrade environment (or in another environment where you have an existing Siebel Database). In particular, you do not create the database instance on the RDBMS. However, after the upgrade is complete, you may need to modify database parameters for your RDBMS platform to match settings described in this chapter. For more information, see About Installing in Upgrade Environments.

For non-upgrade deployments (where there is no existing Siebel Database), after creating the database instance and installing the Siebel Business Applications software, you use scripts and utilities provided with the Database Configuration Utilities installation to create the Siebel Database—that is, to load the Siebel schema and seed data into the database instance. For details, see Configuring the Siebel Database.

See also Planning RDBMS Installation and Configuration.

In this guide, DBSRVR_ROOT refers to the installation directory of the Siebel Database Configuration Utilities. For more information, see File and Directory Naming Conventions.

NOTE:  In general, it is easier to configure and administer a Siebel Database that does not share a database instance with other applications. This approach is considered a best practice. However, some customers may decide to include multiple applications in a single database instance. The implications of this choice may differ by RDBMS type: for example, the term database instance has a different meaning for an Oracle Database than it does for DB2 UDB. The shared database instance must be configured according to requirements described here.

CAUTION:  Changing the Siebel schema requires changing referential integrity rules for business components and Siebel EIM interface tables, using Siebel Tools. Failure to make the appropriate changes in the Siebel schema can lead to data corruption. Changing the Siebel schema also requires changing assignment objects, dock objects (for data access or visibility), import objects, and integration objects, also using Siebel Tools. Failure to make the appropriate changes can lead to functional deficiencies in the application and, in severe cases, may prevent you from starting the application. Customers must always use Siebel Expert Services when planning to modify the standard Siebel schema.

After you have completed configuring your database as described in this chapter, you can perform all Siebel installation and configuration tasks, including those described in:

Process of Configuring the Database

The process of configuring the database is outlined below. The exact process depends on your deployment requirements.

  1. Install the RDBMS software:
    • Install RDBMS server software on the appropriate server machines.
    • Install RDBMS client software on machines where you will install Siebel Server, Siebel Tools, or other products that will connect to the Siebel Database.
  2. Create the database instance.
  3. Configure parameters for the database instance.
  4. (DB2 UDB and MS SQL Server) Create the database, and configure parameters for the database.
  5. Configure storage settings, logspace, and other elements for the Siebel Database.
  6. Install the Siebel Enterprise Server software, including the Database Configuration Utilities. Database Configuration Utilities must be installed on a Siebel Server machine. You also configure the Siebel Gateway Name Server, the Siebel Enterprise, the Siebel Web Server Extension logical profile, and the Siebel Server.

    See Installing Siebel Enterprise Server and Related Components and Configuring Siebel Enterprise Server and Related Components.

  7. On the machine where you installed the Database Configuration Utilities, run the Database Configuration Wizard to install the Siebel schema in the database instance. See Configuring the Siebel Database on the RDBMS.

    This step creates Siebel objects (tables and indexes) in the Siebel Database and imports seed data for the primary language. It also adds the Siebel Repository to the Siebel Database.

  8. Perform other tasks described in Configuring the Siebel Database.
  9. Install and configure the Siebel Web Server Extension and perform additional installation and configuration tasks required for your deployment. See Installing and Configuring the Siebel Web Server Extension and subsequent chapters.

About Using Sample Scripts for Creating Siebel Database Objects

Sample scripts provided with the Database Configuration Utilities installation can optionally be used to create the Siebel Database. These scripts are for testing purposes in small, nonproduction environments only. If you intend to use such a script, first perform the tasks above, through Step 6, but omit Step 4 and Step 5.

For more information about the scripts, see:

    
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