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Running Siebel eConfigurator on Dedicated Servers


You can run Siebel eConfigurator on one or more dedicated Siebel Server machines using a server component other than the AOM. This component is Siebel Product Configurator Object Manager (eProdCfgObjMgr).

Possible variations on this general topology option include:

If a large number of concurrent users require configuration sessions, or there are a large number of customizable product models, then this deployment option (using one or more dedicated servers) may yield the best performance and make the most effective use of your hardware resources.

With this option, you set some parameters for managing Snapshot Mode caching on each applicable AOM, and some on each applicable dedicated eConfigurator server. For details, see Using Siebel eConfigurator Caching.

Configuring AOM for Dedicated eConfigurator Deployments

When you designate one or more dedicated server machines to run the eProdCfgObjMgr component, then you must configure any AOM components from which users will initiate configuration sessions to route configuration requests to these machines.

The AOM forwards each configuration session request to the dedicated Siebel eConfigurator server with the fewest concurrent users.

Table 5 lists server parameters for managing dedicated Siebel eConfigurator deployments. Using Server Manager, set these parameters on each AOM (do not set them on the dedicated eConfigurator server machine).

Table 5.  Server Parameters for Dedicated Siebel eConfigurator Server Deployment
Parameter Name
Display Name
Data Type
Default Value
Description
eProdCfgRemote
Product Configurator-Use remote service
Boolean
FALSE
Set this parameter to TRUE if you are running the eProdCfgObjMgr component on one or more dedicated servers.
Set this parameter to FALSE for eConfigurator deployments using AOM only.
eProdCfgServer
Product Configurator-Remote server name
Text
 
Specifies the name of the dedicated server machine on which you are running eProdCfgObjMgr.
If you are designating multiple dedicated servers for Siebel eConfigurator, separate the machine names using semicolons (;).
Dedicated machines, which may be either Microsoft Windows or UNIX servers, should be specified using the names as they are known to the AOM machine.
eProdCfgTimeOut
Product Configurator-Time out of connection
Integer
20
Sets the length of time, in milliseconds, that the AOM tries to connect to a dedicated Siebel Server running eProdCfgObjMgr.
After the timeout has been reached, an error is returned to the user.

 Performance Tuning Guide 
 Published: 24 October 2003