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About Siebel CRM Releases

This topic is part of About Installing Siebel Business Applications.

Siebel CRM software releases and their various installation methods have evolved significantly. New types of releases are provide, and some of the traditional types of releases no longer apply. The current release is Siebel CRM version 8.1.1.14 or version 8.2.2.14. The term Siebel Innovation Pack 2014 represents both of these releases. This book describes the tasks and requirements that apply for the current release.

An innovation pack release is similar to a traditional Siebel Fix Pack release, but includes new application functionality. Innovation pack releases are sometimes also referred to as patch releases, because they can also be installed as a patch release (migration installation) for an existing installation. Siebel Fix Pack releases are no longer provided.

This guide, the Siebel Installation Guide for the operating system you are using, is for installing the current release. This guide is concerned only with installers that are relevant for the current release. Traditional Siebel Fix Pack installation instructions, which were formerly published in the Siebel Maintenance Release Guide on My Oracle Support, are no longer provided. Instead, the Siebel Installation Guides describe how to perform migration installations (a new type of patch installation), as well as new installations.

You install Siebel Enterprise Server, Siebel Web Server Extension, Siebel Web Client, or Siebel Tools as a new installation of the current version of the software. For existing installations, you perform a migration installation. For more information, see Installation-Related Changes for Siebel Innovation Pack 2014 and Installation-Related Changes for Siebel Innovation Pack 2013.

NOTE:  For an existing installation, running Incremental Repository Merge is required after performing a migration installation for Siebel Innovation Pack 2014. For more information, see About Database Updates for the Current Release.

Table 21 lists the major Siebel CRM installable modules and shows which versions support which installation methods in order to install the current release as a new installation or as a migration installation for an existing installation. Both new installations and migration installations use the same installers and are one-step installations.

For information about the features and fixes provided in Siebel Business Applications for prior Siebel Innovation Pack and Siebel Fix Pack releases, and about the configuration requirements for those features, see the applicable Siebel Maintenance Release Guide on My Oracle Support. For versions of Siebel Maintenance Release Guide for prior releases, see 880452.1 (Article ID) on My Oracle Support for version 8.1.1.x or see 1441523.1 (Article ID) for version 8.2.2.x. For information about setting up and using Incremental Repository Merge, see Siebel Database Upgrade Guide.

Typically, no additional Siebel Configuration Wizard tasks are associated with a migration installation. You would not run the Siebel Configuration Wizard to configure a module that was already configured. However, requirements might vary for a given release, or for using particular functionality. In some cases, you might have to perform a new installation instead of a migration installation.

Individual Siebel Quick Fix releases are no longer provided for the current release. Instead, monthly Siebel Patchset releases are provided, each of which provides several fixes. The fixes are provided on a cumulative basis in each Siebel Patchset release. In some cases, installing a particular Siebel Patchset release might be required or strongly recommended. For example, it is strongly recommended that customers installing Siebel Innovation Pack 2014 also install Siebel Patchset 1 or later, where available. This guide does not describe installing or uninstalling Siebel Patchset releases.

NOTE:  You must verify the availability, characteristics, and requirements of any future releases, including any Siebel CRM version 8.1.1.x or version 8.2.2.x releases, that might also be covered by this guide (or updated versions of it) or by other documentation. The installation tasks and requirements for all future releases are subject to change.

Related Books

For the readme documents for individual Siebel Patchset releases, see Siebel Patchset Installation Guide for Siebel CRM, 1614310.1 (Article ID) on My Oracle Support.

For more information about Siebel Patchset releases, see 1600520.1 (Article ID) on My Oracle Support.