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Siebel Installation Guide for UNIX > Requirements for Installing and Configuring Siebel Business Applications > Planning Your Siebel Deployment > Creating the Siebel File SystemThis topic is part of Planning Your Siebel Deployment. The Siebel File System is a shared directory, or set of directories, that is network-accessible to the Siebel Server and that can store files such as attachments for use by Siebel Business Applications. Siebel File System directories might optionally exist on multiple separate devices or partitions. Each File System directory might be created on a server computer where you have installed a Siebel Server, or on another network server that can share the directory, so that it is available to the Siebel Server. Consult your third-party documentation for requirements for networked file systems. Creating multiple Siebel File System directories in different locations can enable you to store larger volumes of data. As new file attachments are inserted, they are evenly distributed to these multiple File System directories. If you create multiple File System directories, then you must include all of the directory locations, delimited by commas, when you specify the Siebel File System location during configuration of your Siebel environment. Each File System directory location must be uniquely named within the network context where it will be accessed. You can exclude certain types of files from being saved to the Siebel File System, as determined by their file extensions. For more information about setting system preferences to enable this feature and to specify the file extensions to be excluded, see Siebel Security Hardening Guide. Siebel File System RequirementsThe following are requirements for the Siebel File System. Additional requirements are noted later in this topic.
Siebel File System and Siebel Server ComponentsEach Siebel Server accesses the Siebel File System (for the Siebel Enterprise) by means of a dedicated server component, called File System Manager (alias FSMSrvr). Individual Siebel Web Clients require no direct knowledge of the locations of the Siebel File System directories, because they connect to FSMSrvr through the Application Object Manager component on the Siebel Server to request file uploads or downloads. The Application Object Manager passes such requests to FSMSrvr, which processes the requests through interaction with the File System directories. Because the Siebel Server is the sole access mechanism to the Siebel File System, the user with administrative privileges for the Siebel Server, and no other user, must have access privileges to the File System directories. This precaution protects the File System from direct physical access by all other users. Some Siebel Server components might access the Siebel File System directly, without using File System Manager. Siebel File System ParameterThe Siebel File System parameter defines the particular directory or set of directories that you are using for the Siebel File System. Specify multiple File System directories delimited by commas. The Siebel File System parameter can be defined at the Siebel Enterprise level, Siebel Server level, or server component level. For example, for a Siebel Server dedicated for use with Siebel EIM, you might choose to use a Siebel File System location that is not in general use in the Siebel Enterprise. Use Siebel Server Manager to individually modify the parameter at the Siebel Server or component level, if the File System that is to be used by a particular Siebel Server or applicable component has different directory locations than are defined for the Siebel Enterprise. The value of the Siebel File System parameter cannot exceed 2048 characters in length. NOTE: Verify that the network names of servers that support the Siebel File System are properly recorded in your copy of the worksheet in Siebel Deployment Planning Worksheet. Use the computer names, not the IP addresses, for the Siebel File System names. IP addresses are not supported. Siebel File System UtilitiesThe following utilities are available to help you manage your Siebel File System directories:
For information about using these utilities, see Siebel System Administration Guide. Naming a Siebel File System DirectoryEach Siebel File System directory name must be alphanumeric, must begin with an alphabetic character, and cannot contain special characters or spaces. Underscores are permitted. For example, you might name a directory something like this:
Such a directory might be referred to using the following notation:
You have to specify all of the applicable shared directories (delimited by commas) when configuring the Siebel Enterprise. These shared directories must be available to all of the Siebel Servers in the Siebel Enterprise. You might have to use a file-sharing tool to access the directories. NOTE: When you create a Siebel File System shared directory, only the associated Siebel Servers must be allowed to create subdirectories in that location. Do not manually create subdirectories in that location. As part of the Siebel Server installation, File System Manager automatically generates a set of subdirectories under each Siebel File System root directory. Some of these directories are described in Table 23. For a migration installation case, Siebel File System subdirectories from previous releases are retained. Some of these directories might no longer apply in the current release, due to evolving feature support in Siebel Business Applications. For more information about some of the Siebel File System subdirectories, see applicable documentation on Siebel Bookshelf, including Siebel System Administration Guide. Setting Up the Siebel File SystemUse the following procedures to set up the Siebel File System directories. NOTE: In addition to using the following steps, you must install the third-party software required to view standard attachment types, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, or Lotus Notes, on client computers where users run Siebel Business Applications. To set up the Siebel File System
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