Bookshelf v7.5: Installing Siebel Web Server Extension

This chapter is written for system administrators or Web masters who will install and configure the Siebel Web Server Extension (SWSE).

The tasks required to install and configure the Siebel Web Server Extension are found in Table 31.

Table 31. SWSE Installation and Configuration Tasks
Who Performs It?	Task
System Administrator	Plan your deployment strategy. See Planning Siebel Web Server Deployment. Verify that your Siebel Gateway and Siebel Servers are installed and started. See Verifying the Siebel Gateway and Enterprise Server. Review the requirements for the Web server for your platform. See Verifying Web Server Requirements. Review the requirements for using Siebel Language Packs on the Web Server. See Web Server Language Pack Requirements. Install the Web server. See Installing the Web Server. Install your load-balancing software, if any. (Optional) Install Central Dispatch. Implementing Load-Balancing with Central Dispatch. If you will be using a different product to load balance your Web servers, follow the vendor instructions for installation and configuration. Install the Siebel Web Server Extension plug-in. See Installing and Configuring the Siebel Web Server Extension. Review the installation directories. See Reviewing Installation Directories for Siebel Web Server Extension. Enable HTTP compression. See Enabling HTTP Compression for Siebel Web Applications. (Optional) Edit the `eapps.cfg` file if appropriate to your deployment. See Structure of the eapps.cfg File. If you use Sun ONE (iPlanet) Web server, make files available to it. See Configuring Sun ONE (iPlanet) to Accept Siebel Web Server Extension. Start shell scripts. See Daemon Processes You Must Restart.