Bookshelf v7.5: Installing the Siebel Database Server for Microsoft SQL Server

This chapter provides information 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 26 illustrates the sequence of steps.

Table 26. 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. If you intend to implement load-balancing, install and configure Central Dispatch. See Implementing Load-Balancing with Central Dispatch. If you intend to implement clustering on this database server, review the Microsoft MSCS documentation on this subject.
Database Administrator	Create the Microsoft SQL Server instance. See Creating the Microsoft SQL Server Database and Sample Database Creation Scripts.
System Administrator	Install the Siebel Database Server software. See Database Server Software Installation on MS SQL Server. Review the software installation. See Reviewing the Software Installation of Database Server on MQ SQL. Reset the Global Time Zone parameter, if required, for your multilingual deployment. See Setting Up Your Environment to Support Global Time Zone.
Database Administrator	Create the tableowner and administrator accounts. See Creating Tableowner and Administrator Accounts on MS SQL Server.
Siebel Administrator	Install the Siebel Database Server seed data, tables, and indexes. See Installing Siebel Database Server Components on MS SQL Server. Review the installation log files. See Reviewing the Log Files for DB Server Components on MS SQL Server. Import the Siebel Repository. See Importing the Siebel Repository on MS SQL Server. Review the repository import log files. See Reviewing the Log Files for Importing Repository on MS SQL Server. Verify your system preferences as they relate to your Enterprise DB Server code page. See Verifying System Preferences. If you are deploying multiple languages, install multilingual seed data. See Installing Multilingual Seed Data on MS SQL Server. If you are deploying multiple languages, import multilingual seed data to your repository table rows. See Importing a New Language to Your Repository on MS SQL Server.













Database Administrator	Populate the appropriate subdirectory of the Siebel File System. See Populating the Siebel File System on MS SQL Server.