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Starting and Shutting Down a Siebel Deployment

It is important to follow the correct sequence when starting or shutting down a Siebel deployment, because several dependencies require that certain servers are running before others. Follow the procedures below to start or shut down your Siebel deployment.

To start a Siebel deployment

  1. Start the Siebel Database Server.

    2. Refer to your database documentation for detailed information on this procedure.

  2. Start the Siebel Gateway System Service.

    3. Refer to Administering the Siebel Gateway System Service for detailed information on this procedure.

  3. Start the Resonate Central Dispatch service, if applicable. For information on Resonate Central Dispatch, see the Siebel Server Installation Guide for the operating system you are using.
  4. Start any third-party software, if applicable.
  5. Start the Siebel Server System Service.

    6. The Siebel Server must connect to the Siebel Gateway and Siebel Database on startup. Refer to Administering the Siebel Server System Service for detailed information on starting the Siebel Server System Service.

To shut down a Siebel deployment

  1. Shut down the Siebel Server System Service.

    2. When the Siebel Server System Service is shutdown, it shuts down server components and tasks before shutting down itself. Refer to Administering the Siebel Server System Service for detailed information on the shutdown procedure.

    NOTE:  To make sure server components shut down properly, shut down Siebel Servers before shutting down the Siebel Server System Service. See Siebel Server Management Commands for the command-line interface command. See Shutting Down the Siebel Server for the GUI-based command.

  2. Shut down the Resonate Central Dispatch service, if applicable. For information on Resonate Central Dispatch, see the Siebel Server Installation Guide for the operating system you are using.
  3. Shut down the Siebel Gateway service.

    4. For detailed information on this procedure, seeAdministering the Siebel Gateway System Service.

    NOTE:  Make sure all Siebel Servers are shut down before shutting down the Siebel Gateway service.

  4. Shut down the Siebel Database.

    5. Refer to your database documentation for detailed information on this procedure.


 Siebel Server Administration Guide 
 Published: 23 June 2003