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Siebel Installation Guide for UNIX: Servers, Mobile Web Clients, Tools > Installing the Siebel Server > Siebel Server Installation RequirementsReview the following requirements for Siebel Server installation:
Clustering Requirements for the Siebel ServerThe Siebel installer allows you to install all servers at once for which you have a license. If you will be operating certain servers as part of a cluster, you must install and configure the Siebel Gateway Name Server and the Siebel Server on separate resource groups. For information about clustering, see Deployment Planning Guide. Language Locale RequirementsMake sure you have the appropriate locales on the machines on which you intend to deploy Siebel Server. Siebel log and configuration files use UTF-8 with Byte Order Mark as the default encoding. If these files contain any non-ASCII characters, proper viewing and editing requires a UTF-8 locale. For more information on supported locales, see System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb. The language locale can affect how time is displayed. For more information, see Global Deployment Guide. NOTE: Make sure the locale you are using matches the locale set at your operating system level. For details, see Locale Configuration on Your UNIX Operating System. Guidelines for Installing Multiple Language Packs on the Siebel ServerIf you will be installing multiple language versions of Siebel eBusiness Applications on your Siebel Servers, review the following configuration guidelines:
For deployment scenarios for installation of multiple languages on your Siebel Servers, see Global Deployment Guide. Adding a New Product to an Existing InstallationWhen you add a new product to an existing installation, it is vital that you install the same set of languages for the new product. For example, do this when adding a Siebel Server to the same directory in which you have installed a Siebel Gateway Name Server. You also need to make sure that for any new Siebel Server you install the new installation is at the same patch level as the Gateway before starting the Siebel Server process. Because both products share the same root directory, they are treated by the installer as one product in terms of patches and the addition of new languages. After an installation directory is patched, a new product cannot be added to that directory. In that case, install the product in a new installation directory. Hummingbird SearchServerAny Siebel Server can also be configured to execute searching or can be pointed to another remote SearchServer to handle search execution tasks. If you want a server to function as a SearchServer, you must install Hummingbird SearchServer before installing the Siebel Server on that machine. For more information about Hummingbird SearchServer, see Siebel Search Administration Guide. Database RequirementsMake sure your database administrator has installed the RDBMS your site will be using. During installation of the Siebel Server, you must have an established connection to that database for installation to be successful. For more information, see Guidelines for Configuring the RDBMS. The RDBMS you are using must support the same languages and code pages that you will install on the Siebel Servers. To see the code pages and languages supported for both Siebel Servers and for Siebel Database Servers, refer to System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb. Third-Party ApplicationsMake sure that you have already installed the appropriate version of all third-party software products required. Otherwise, the Required Software Components prompt appears. For more information, see System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb. Temporary Disk SpaceThe Siebel Server installer requires the following temporary disk space for the installation: |
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