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Determining the Locations for the Siebel Media Files and the Siebel Image

This topic is part of Preparing to Create a Siebel Installation Image.

It is recommended that you download or copy all of the Siebel media files to a central location on your network where you have sufficient disk space. Typically, this location would not be the same location where you will create your Siebel image. For example, for Siebel CRM version 17.0, you might create the directory Siebel_media_17.0, and then create subdirectories ZIP_17.0 and JAR_17.0, in which you would store the ZIP files and JAR files that you use to create the Siebel image for files of Siebel CRM version 17.0. Also place the Siebel Image Creator files in the JAR files directory and run the utility from there.

The default top-level names used by Siebel Image Creator for the Siebel image directory are C:\Siebel_Install_Image on Windows or /Siebel_Install_Image on UNIX. For example, if you are creating a Siebel image for Siebel CRM version 17.0 on a Windows computer, then you might create a directory C:\Siebel_Install_Image, in which you store your Siebel images. In this example, when you run Siebel Image Creator, specify C:\Siebel_Install_Image as the top-level directory.

Siebel Image Creator automatically creates a subdirectory (such as 17.0.0.0) under the specified top-level directory. This version-specific directory contains the installable Siebel modules, organized by operating system, that you choose to include in the Siebel image.

Your directories for the Siebel image, the ZIP files, and the JAR files might be as shown in Table 27. For other Siebel CRM releases, substitute the appropriate version numbers. As needed, you can create similar directories later for ZIP files and JAR files for subsequent Siebel CRM releases, including Siebel Patchset releases.

NOTE:  Optionally, after you create the Siebel image in a central location, you might choose to copy a module-specific subdirectory of the Siebel image to a computer where you will install this module. Doing so can significantly improve performance during the installation, particularly for installations of Siebel Enterprise Server or Siebel Application Interface. For additional recommendations or requirements for installers, see Oracle Universal Installer documentation on Oracle Technology Network. See also Requirements for Installing and Configuring Siebel Business Applications.