Siebel Analytics Platform Installation and Configuration Guide


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Analytics Platform Installation and Configuration Topic Areas

Scope of Topic Areas for Analytics Platform Installation and Configuration

Organization of Topic Areas for Platform Installation and Configuration

About Topic Applicability Tags

About File Path and Command Conventions

Accessing Related Siebel Analytics Documentation

Important Planning Resources for Installation and Configuration Processes


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Siebel Analytics Licensing and Installation Options

Analytics Product Licensing

Analytics Installation Options

Optional Analytics Product Choices in the Installer

Siebel Analytics Server Licensing Required by Other Siebel Programs


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Preparing to Install Siebel Analytics

Process of Planning the Installation

Roadmap for Installing Siebel Analytics Platform

Roadmap for Configuring Siebel Analytics Platform

Diagrams of Siebel Analytics Deployments

Platform ("Stand-Alone") Deployment Diagram

Applications Deployment Diagram

Determining Analytics Installation Requirements

Obtaining Appropriate Permissions

Installing Third-Party Products

Uninstalling Older Analytics Versions

Obtaining Product License Key Information

Backing Up Analytics Folders and Files

Installing Siebel Analytics Platform Components Before CRM Analytics Applications

Adding Licensed Functionality or Components to an Existing Siebel Business Analytics Deployment

Configuring Internet Information Server for Analytics (Windows)

Installing the Microsoft Data Access Components for Windows

Siebel Analytics Components Supported Under UNIX

Installation Requirements for All UNIX Platforms

Running MainWin for Analytics Under Solaris

Installation Requirements for HP-UX

About Analytics Server Environment Variables for IBM AIX

About Locating the Java SDK in a UNIX Environment


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Installing Siebel Analytics

Process of Installing the Siebel Analytics Platform

Understanding Siebel Analytics Installer Wizard Options

Downloading Siebel Analytics Installation Files

Installing Siebel Business Analytics in Unattended or Silent Mode

Running the createResponseFile.bat File

Running the installWithResponseFile.bat File

Running the Analytics Installer Under Windows

Running the Analytics Installer Under UNIX

Analytics Platform Installer Wizard Screens and Prompts

Installing Analytics Components on Different Machines

Installing Selected Analytics Components

Installing Siebel Open Intelligence Interface

Running the Open Intelligence Interface Installer Wizard

Open Intelligence Interface Installer Wizard Screens and Prompts

Initializing the Siebel Analytics Installation

Checking the Installation Files

Troubleshooting the Analytics Installation Under Windows

Troubleshooting the Analytics Installation Under UNIX

About the Siebel Analytics Repository

About the Siebel Analytics Web Catalog


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Configuring the Siebel Analytics Server

Process of Configuring Siebel Analytics Server

Starting or Restarting Analytics Servers

Updating Configuration Settings

About the Analytics Web instanceconfig.xml File

About Localizing Siebel Analytics Server

Postinstallation Tests of Analytics Client and Server

Testing the Siebel Analytics Server Installation

Testing the Analytics Client Installation

About Editing the Siebel Analytics Initialization File Under UNIX


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Configuring the Siebel Analytics Data Sources

Process of Changing the Analytics Database Settings

About Locating the Database Setup Script Under UNIX

Changing the Analytics Database Type

Changing the Siebel Analytics Database Connection Pool Settings

About Changing Database Connection Pool Settings Under UNIX

About Configuring Initialization Blocks

Configuring DB2 Connect Under UNIX

Setting the ORACLE_HOME Variable for Solaris

About Oracle Database Configuration in Siebel Analytics Server Under UNIX

Configuring Oracle Databases for the Siebel Analytics Server Under Windows

Configuring HP-UX with Oracle 9i Clients

Configuring an Analytics ODBC Data Source Under UNIX

Configuring Teradata Data Source for Analytics Under UNIX

About Updating Row Counts in Native Databases


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Configuring Siebel Analytics Web Server

Configuring Analytics Web

Configuring Analytics Web Installed on a Separate Machine from Analytics Server

Configuring HTTP Web Servers for Analytics

Editing the web.xml File

Creating a WebARchive (WAR) File for Siebel Analytics Web

Deploying a WAR File for Siebel Analytics Web

Creating a Web Share for Siebel Analytics Web

Configuring the ISAPI Plug-In for Siebel Analytics Web

Testing the Analytics Web Server


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Configuring Siebel Analytics Scheduler Server

Process of Configuring Scheduler Server for Stand-Alone Analytics

Creating Analytics Scheduler Databases and Tables

Creating Analytics Scheduler Databases and Tables for a Relational Database

Configuring Scheduler and Analytics Web Servers Installed on Separate Machines

Configuring Scheduler Under UNIX Platforms

Changing Scheduler Table Names Under Windows

Changing Scheduler Table Names Under UNIX

Siebel Analytics Scheduler As a Background Process (UNIX)

Updating the Scheduler Configuration (UNIX)


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Administering Analytics Servers

Siebel Analytics Scripts for Korn, Bourne, or Bash Shells

Siebel Analytics Scripts for C Shell

Default Settings for Siebel Analytics Server Configuration Files

Stopping the Analytics Servers

Stopping Analytics Servers (Windows)

Stopping Analytics Servers Normally (UNIX)

Stopping Siebel Analytics Server When Regular UNIX Commands Fail

Stopping Scheduler Server When Regular UNIX Commands Fail

Restarting the Analytics Servers

Restarting the Servers Under Windows

Restarting the Servers Under UNIX

Changing the Account Under Which a Windows Service Runs

Siebel Analytics Executable Files

About the Siebel Analytics Web ODBC DSN


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Clustering Siebel Analytics Servers

Installation Requirements for the Analytics Cluster Server Feature

Process of Installing the Siebel Analytics Server Clustering Feature

Identifying the Siebel Analytics Clustering Components

Granting the Analytics Log On As a Service Right (Windows)

Installing the Server Clustering Feature

Process of Configuring Clustered Servers, Clients, and Controllers

Configuring Clustered Servers and Cluster Controllers

Forcing Siebel Analytics Web to Use a Clustered ODBC


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Localizing Siebel Analytics Deployments

Localization of Analytics Components

Configuring Unicode Support for Analytics Charts

Converting Chart Fonts for Analytics Web Charts

Adding Converted Fonts to Charting Image Server

Changing Localization Variables in the Siebel Analytics Repository

Localizing Sort Order Settings Under UNIX

Setting SORT_ORDER_LOCALE Under UNIX

Changing Configuration File Settings for Japanese Localizations Under AIX

Process of Maintaining Translation Tables for Analytics

Using the Externalize Strings Utility for Localization

Displaying Localized Column Field Names for Siebel Miner or Data Mining Workbench

About Translating Web Catalog Strings

About the WEBLANGUAGE Session Variable


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User Authentication Support in Siebel Analytics

Process of Configuring LDAP and ADSI for Analytics Authentication

Configuring IKeyMan for CMS Key Generation

Generating a CMS Key Database File

Setting Up LDAP Authentication in Analytics


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Installing Siebel Analytics Ancillary Client Programs

Process of Installing and Configuring Mobile Analytics Client

Additional Web Server Requirements for Mobile Analytics Client

Installing the Analytics Mobile Client

Setting Up Mobile Client to Run in Silent Mode

Upgrading Mobile Client Silently

Configuring Mobile Analytics Client ODBC DSN for Authentication

Configuring Sun ONE Web Server for Analytics Mobile Client

Installing Briefing Book Reader

Installing Siebel Analytics Excel Add-In

Process of Installing and Configuring Siebel Analytics Advanced Reporting Edition

Roadmaps for Installing and Configuring the Advanced Reporting Edition

Installation Steps for Advanced Reporting Edition

Configuration Steps for Advanced Reporting Edition

Design Steps for an Actuate Report

Analytics Advanced Reporting Edition Installer Screens and Prompts

Running the Advanced Reporting Edition Installer Under Windows

Running the Advanced Reporting Edition Installer Under UNIX

Automatic Configuration of Advanced Reporting Edition

Process of Manually Configuring Siebel Analytics and Actuate iServer for Advanced Reporting

Modifying the Instanceconfig.xml File for Advanced Reporting

Specifying Permissions for Advanced Reporting

Diagram of Siebel Analytics Advanced Reporting Deployment


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NQSConfig.INI File Reference

Location of the Siebel Analytics Configuration Initialization File

Rules for Siebel Analytics Configuration File Parameters

Changing Analytics Configuration File Parameter Entries

Siebel Analytics Configuration File Parameters and Syntax

Repository Section Parameters in the Configuration File

Cache Section Parameters in the Configuration File

General Section Parameters in the Configuration File

How the SIZE Parameters Affect Siebel Analytics Performance

Security Section Parameters in the Configuration File

Server Section Parameters in the Configuration File

Dynamic Library Section Parameters in the Configuration File

User Log Section Parameters in the Configuration File

Usage Tracking Section Parameters in the Configuration File

Optimization Flags Section Parameters in the Configuration File

Cube Views Section Parameters in the Configuration File


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NQClusterConfig.INI File Reference

Location of the Siebel Analytics Cluster Configuration Initialization File

Rules for Siebel Analytics Cluster Configuration File Parameters

Changing Analytics Cluster Configuration File Parameters

Cluster Section Parameters in the Configuration File

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Siebel Analytics Platform Installation and Configuration Guide, Version 7.8.4, Rev. A