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Preinstallation Tasks for the Siebel Database Server Installation

Before installing the Siebel Database Server, you must complete the following tasks:

• Obtain the services of a qualified database administrator to assist you with your installation.
• Make sure that the Database instance has been created and is properly configured, as documented in Guidelines for Configuring the RDBMS.
• If this Enterprise will be multilingual, make sure that all the languages that you want the Siebel Database to support are first installed onto the associated Siebel Server.
• Complete the appropriate RDBMS-specific information in your copy of Deployment Planning Worksheet as shown below.

Oracle

• Oracle Net8 (or Net9, as appropriate to your database) Connect String. You need this to connect to your Oracle database.
• Tableowner Account (Schema) Name and Password. Oracle requires that you assign a user name and password to any database tables you create. The term tableowner refers to the schema that owns the database objects, such as tables, indexes, views, and triggers. Prior to installing the database server, you need to edit the grantusr.sql script and enter this information. SIEBEL is the default Tableowner Account user name and password for Siebel applications.
• Siebel Data Tablespace. The name of the default tablespace on the Oracle server where the Siebel data tables are stored.
• Siebel Index Tablespace. The name of the default tablespace on the Oracle server where the Siebel indexes are stored.
• Install Oracle database client software onto the machine you intend to use as your Siebel Database Server.

  NOTE:  Oracle database client and Oracle database versions must be the same. For supported versions of Oracle, see System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb.

DB2

• Database alias. This is the appropriate DB2 database alias that you created when you installed the DB2 software.
• Tableowner/database owner account user name and password. DB2 requires that you assign a user name and password to each database you create. Before installing the database server tablespaces and indexes, you will be prompted to edit the grantusr.sql script and enter this information. SIEBEL is the default tableowner account user name and password for Siebel applications.
• Siebel Index Tablespace. The name of the space on the DB2 server where the Siebel indexes are stored.
• Siebel 4-KB Tablespace. The name of the tablespace on the DB2 server where the 4 KB Siebel data tables are stored.
• Siebel 16-KB Tablespace. The name of the tablespace on the DB2 server where tables reside whose row length is equal to or greater than 4005 bytes, but less than 16384 bytes.
• Siebel 32-KB tablespace. The name of the tablespace on the DB2 server where tables reside whose row length is 32768 bytes.
• In Siebel eBusiness Applications, release 7.x, statistics are generated automatically during table, index, and seed data installation for DB2, and during the repository import process. However, it is recommended that statistics be kept up to date through standard database administration procedures.
• Make sure you have installed the required IBM Fix Pack on your database server machine. For more information, see System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb.
• Make sure that IBM DB2 UDB is properly configured and you have allocated disk space appropriate to your installation requirements.

MS SQL Server

• Database name. This is the name of the SQL Server database that you created for the Siebel application.
• Table owner account user name and password. SQL Server requires that you assign a user name and password to any database tables you create. Before installing the database server, you need to edit the grantusr.sql script and enter this information. SIEBEL is the default tableowner account user name and password for Siebel applications.
• To install Siebel eBusiness Applications, you must have 50-100 MB of disk space on your system drive (usually C:), even if you intend to install Siebel eBusiness Applications into another drive. This space is used as a temp directory.