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Configuring Database Connectivity

Oracle. Verify that the Oracle Net8 or Net9 database connectivity software, as appropriate, is installed on each machine, according to the Oracle documentation. For database connectivity software requirements, see System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb.

Siebel Server connections to the Oracle Database are made through dedicated server processes rather than through Oracle MTS; the use of MTS may negatively affect performance.

Use the Oracle Net8 (or Net9) Easy Configuration utility to define a database alias with the proper connection information for your Siebel Database Server. Record the connect string in Deployment Planning Worksheet. You specify this connect string when installing the Siebel Server.

DB2 UDB for Windows and UNIX. Define a database alias with the proper connection information for your database. This alias will be the connect string used when installing the Siebel Server. Record the connect string in Deployment Planning Worksheet. You specify this connect string when installing the Siebel Server.

Use either the DB2 Client Configuration Assistant or the Command Line Processor (CLP) to define your database alias. For more information, see DB2 Universal Database for Windows or IBM DB2 Universal Database Command Reference.

DB2 UDB for z/OS and OS/390. For information on configuring database connectivity for DB2 UDB for z/OS and OS/390, see Implementing Siebel eBusiness Applications on DB2 UDB for z/OS and OS/390.

Microsoft SQL Server. No configuration is required after the Microsoft SQL Server ODBC driver, as specified in System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb, has been installed on each machine.

Siebel eBusiness Applications automatically create an ODBC data source using connectivity parameters that you specify during installation of the Siebel Server. This data source should be recorded on the Deployment Planning Worksheet in Deployment Planning Worksheet.

For Microsoft SQL Server deployments, Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) are installed with the Siebel Server. See System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb for version information.