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Siebel Installation Guide for UNIX > Requirements for Installing and Configuring Siebel Business Applications > Requirements for Installing and Configuring the Siebel Web Server Extension > Installing the Web ServerBefore installing the SWSE, you must install, configure, and start the supported Web server software on the designated computers. Follow the vendor documentation for this task, and also see relevant information in this chapter. For the best performance and scalability, put the Web server on a dedicated computer. Some Web server configuration tasks are also included in Additional Tasks for the Siebel Web Server Extension and the Web Server. This topic is part of Requirements for Installing and Configuring the Siebel Web Server Extension. Planning the Web Server TopologyBefore you install the Siebel Web Server Extension (SWSE), as described in Installing Siebel Enterprise Server Components and the Siebel Web Server Extension you must decide how to will distribute the Web servers and other components. Two basic methods are as follows:
Each deployment choice involves a trade-off. However, in enterprise-sized deployments, it is strongly recommended that you use a distributed node deployment for the following reasons:
For more information about Web servers and Siebel Web Server Extension, see About the Siebel Web Server Extension. See also Siebel Deployment Planning Guide and Siebel Security Guide. Editing the httpd.conf File for Apache-Based Web ServersFor Apache-based Web servers, to configure the Web server for use with the SWSE, you must edit the Web server configuration file httpd.conf. This file contains configuration directives for the Web server. Detailed information about the directives in httpd.conf is available at the Apache Web site: The httpd.conf file is located in the
Specifying the Character Set Encoding for Apache-Based Web ServersApache-based Web servers might use the default character encoding setting AddDefaultCharset ISO-8859-1 in the httpd.conf configuration file. For nonresident user interface languages, this setting makes some static content, such as pop-ups, About boxes, and help pages, display incorrectly. Complete the procedure that follows to reset this for non-Western languages. To specify a different character encoding setting
Specifying SWSE Port Number for Apache-Based Web ServersIf a different port number is specified for SWSE, then you also have to make the following modifications in the httpd.conf file. To specify a different port number for SWSE
Adding Domain Name for Oracle iPlanet Web ServerFor Oracle iPlanet Web Server installations, add the domain name to either /etc/hosts or resolve.conf. Finding the Web Server Listening Port Number on Oracle iPlanet Web ServerDuring SWSE configuration, you are prompted to provide the listening port number for your Web server. You can find this number for Oracle iPlanet Web Server using the following procedure. NOTE: For Oracle iPlanet Web Server, you can instantiate a virtual Web server on existing installed software. To find the Web server listening port number on Oracle iPlanet Web Server |
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