Bookshelf v7.5: Installing the Siebel Database Server for Oracle

This chapter is written for system administrators who will install the Siebel Database Server and for database administrators who will assist in this process.

The installation and configuration of the Siebel Database Server consists of several tasks. Table 29 illustrates the sequence of steps.

Table 29. Database Server Installation and Configuration Tasks
Who Performs It?	Task
System Administrator	Fill out your copy of Deployment Planning Worksheets with all RDBMS-specific information.
Database Administrator	Configure Oracle database parameters for Siebel eBusiness Applications. See Creating the Oracle Database. Allocate and configure disk space appropriate to your installation requirements. See Creating the Oracle Database.
System Administrator	Install the database software. See Installing the Siebel Database Server Software on Oracle. Review the software installation. See Reviewing the Software Installation of Siebel DB Server for Oracle. If you have a multilingual deployment, review and, if needed, reset the default for Universal Time Zone on your OS. See Setting Up Your Environment to Support Global Time Zone.
Database Administrator	Create tableowner and administrator accounts. See Creating Tableowner and Administrator Accounts for DB Server on Oracle.
Siebel System Administrator	Install the database server components. See Installing Siebel Database Server Components on Oracle. Review the database installation log files for errors. See Reviewing the Log Files for Siebel DB Server Installation on Oracle. Conduct troubleshooting to fix any errors and retry installing seed data, tables, and indexes, if necessary. See Troubleshooting Siebel DB Server Installation on Oracle.
Database Administrator	Provide a rollback segment. See Providing a Rollback Segment on Oracle.
Siebel System Administrator	Import the Siebel repository. See Importing the Siebel Repository on Siebel DB Server for Oracle. Review the repository import log files for errors. See Reviewing the Log Files for Repository Import on Oracle. Conduct troubleshooting to fix any errors and rerun the script, if necessary. See Troubleshooting Repository Import on Siebel DB Server on Oracle. Review your database code page system preferences. See Verifying System Preferences After Siebel DB Server Installation on Oracle. Install multilingual seed data (optional). See Verifying System Preferences After Siebel DB Server Installation on Oracle. Import an additional language to your repository (optional). See Importing a New Language to Your Repository on Oracle.
Database Administrator	Populate the Siebel File System. See Populating the Siebel File System for Siebel DB Server on Oracle.