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Server Names Naming Conventions

When planning server names, especially in a heterogeneous server environment (where you have different operating systems, such as Windows and UNIX), consider the following:

• Siebel Server and Enterprise Server names must be unique on the Siebel Gateway Name Server machine.
• Siebel Server and Siebel Enterprise names must each be no longer than 12 characters.
• Names can contain only alpha characters, numerals, underscores, or a combination thereof, and the use of brackets is not supported.
• Names must lead with an alpha character.
• Do not include brackets in the Siebel Servers' or Enterprise Servers' names; otherwise, your installation will fail.
• If you are operating a heterogeneous server environment, use the naming conventions that apply to creating server names under UNIX. This is also a good practice if you may deploy a heterogeneous server environment in the future.