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Installing the Siebel Distance Learning Server

To install the Siebel Distance Learning server you need to run the setup program and replace the license key file.

You must install your Siebel Distance Learning server software on the same machine that will act as the Web server for your Distance Learning site. Be sure that you have planned your Web site structure and have installed and tested your Web server software before installing Siebel Distance Learning.

Before installing, you will need two IP addresses if you want to set up the HTTP Gateway. In addition, you must first uninstall any previous versions Distance Learning servers.

To start the installation process

  1. Log on to the computer where you want to install the Siebel Distance Learning server software.
  2. Make sure your user account provides administrator-level privileges on the server.
  3. Navigate to the Siebel Distance Learning (Windows) directory on your Siebel setup CD-ROM, and double-click the installer name of the Siebel Distance Learning server.
  4. Select the language.

    5. The Welcome dialog box appears.

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  5. Click Next to continue the installation.

    6. The Select Destination Directory screen appears, prompting you to choose a destination for the server.

  6. Click Next.

    7. The Enter Manager Settings dialog box appears.

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  7. Enter the port numbers you want to assign to the following processes.

    8. Field
    Description
    Meeting Manager service port
    Default port is 9700.
    Meeting Manager HTTP port
    This is the Web server. The default port is 9702.
    Server Manager service port
    Default port is 9701.
    Instance Name
    To configure the server to run with a different instance name, enter the new instance name in the Instance Name field.
    For example, if the instance name is DistanceLrn, then you will need to browse to http://<hostname>/DistanceLrn (where<hostname> is the URL address of your Web server).

  8. To configure the gateway to run on a specific port, enter the port number in the port for HTTP Gateway Port field, then click Next.

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    CAUTION:  Be careful if you choose port 80. Most Web servers are configured to use this port number and will conflict with the HTTP Gateway unless you reconfigure the Web server to use another port. Alternatively, if your Web server software supports virtual IPs, you can then install the HTTP Gateway to bind to port 80 on the virtual IP.

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  9. Click Next.

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    During the installation, if you are using Netscape Web server, the Siebel Distance Learning installation program may prompt you to configure your Web server to recognize two Distance Learning directories. The following procedure in this chapter provides the necessary configuration instructions. The installation program may also display the instructions on your screen.

    The Installation Complete screen appears.

  10. Restart your machine.

To configure a Netscape iPlanet Web server for Distance Learning

  1. Use your browser to navigate to the Netscape Administration server. For example, if your Web server is called myhost and the administration server port is 8080, enter http://myhost:8080 in the browser.

    2. The Netscape Server Administration screen appears.

  2. Click the button that is labelled with the name of your Web server host, such as myhost.
  3. Click the Content Management button near the top of the screen.
  4. Click the Additional Document Directories link in the left pane.
  5. Enter the name of the virtual directory for your Distance Learning Web site in the URL Prefix field in the right pane.

    6. For example, if you want Web users to access Distance Learning at http://myhost/DistanceLrn, enter DistanceLrn in the URL Prefix field.

  6. If you used C:\DistanceLrn as your destination directory when you installed the Distance Learning server software, enter C:\DistanceLrn\DistanceLrn in the Map to Directory field.

    7. Otherwise, substitute the drive letter and name of your installation directory for C:\DistanceLrn, so that your entry uses the form X:\install_dir\DistanceLrn.

  7. Click OK, then click Save and Apply.
  8. Click Programs near the top of the screen.
  9. Enter DistanceLrn/ptk-apps/meetings/cgi-bin in the URL Prefix field in the right pane.

    10. If you used a directory name other than DistanceLrn in Step 5, substitute the directory name you used.

  10. Enter C:\DistanceLrn\DistanceLrn\ptk-apps\meetings\cgi-bin in the CGI Directory field.

    11. If you used a directory other than C:\DistanceLrn in Step 6, substitute the directory name you used.

  11. Click OK, then click Save and Apply.

 Siebel Distance Learning Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003