Siebel Search uses Hummingbird SearchServer 5.0. Hummingbird SearchServer 5.0 server can be installed on an AIX or Solaris computer.

CAUTION:  It is recommended that the Hummingbird SearchServer server be installed on the designated Siebel Server before any Siebel software installations can be performed. If you need to install Hummingbird SearchServer after a Siebel Server installation, see Configuring a Previously Installed Siebel Server as a Search Server Under UNIX.

For information about supported versions of AIX or Solaris operating systems see the system requirements and supported platforms documentation for your Siebel application.

NOTE:  In order to use Siebel Search, you will need to edit the library path variable in the Siebel script used for setting environment variables (siebenv.csh or siebenv.sh) so that the library variable includes the Hummingbird library path. For example, you would edit the library path in the script as follows: "setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /export/home/fulcrum/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" (for Solaris), or "setenv LIBPATH /export/home/fulcrum/lib:$LIBPATH" (for AIX), or "setenv SHLIB_PATH /export/home/fulcrum/lib:$ SHLIB_PATH" (for HP-UX). If you do not add this to the library path and source the new Siebel script before you start the siebel servers, you may not be able to access the Search Indices View or any valid Search Categories in Search Center.

Make sure that the following requirements are met before you begin the installation process:

• You must have administrator permission for the machine on which you will be installing Hummingbird. For information on setting up appropriate permissions for installation, see Siebel Server Installation Guide for the operating system you are using.
• If you plan to have very large indices (or frequent searches and indexing), you should use a dedicated Siebel Server.
• Make sure that you have enough disk space for the indices. When the indexing engine is run, two sets of index files exist until the final sort file is merged with the existing dictionary and reference file. Until a single updated set of index files is generated, temporary space requirements for indexing can be two to four times the ultimate size of the index files.
• The Search Server machine must have client connectivity to the database.
• You must determine where the shared document indices will be kept, create a share name for the location, and give all users read access to it.