Naming a Siebel File System Directory

This task is part of Creating the Siebel File System.

Each 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:

(Windows) \\Siebel_FS_Host\SiebelFS

(UNIX) /Siebel_FS_Host/SiebelFS or /Siebel_FS_Host/Siebel/Filesystem

Such a directory might be referred to using the following notation:

(Windows) \\Siebel_FS_Host\SiebelFS

(UNIX) Siebel_FS_Host/SiebelFS

where:

• Siebel_FS_Host is the host name of the computer (for example, where a dedicated computer is used for the Siebel File System).

• SiebelFS is the name of the shared directory.

You have to specify all of the applicable UNC sharenames (delimited by commas) when configuring the Siebel Enterprise. These shared directories must be available to all of the Siebel Servers in the Siebel Enterprise.

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 the following table.

Subdirectory	Purpose
att	Main subdirectory for file attachments
atttmp	Temporary directory for file attachments
CFGCache	Files used by Siebel Product Configurator
CFGDefs	Files used by Siebel Product Configurator
cms	Files used for outbound communication requests
eim	Siebel transaction files for Siebel EIM
ISS_OBrkCache	Files used by Siebel Product Configurator
Marketing	Main subdirectory for Siebel Marketing
Migration	Main subdirectory for the Siebel Migration application
red	Rule edit cache for Siebel Product Configurator
ssp	Session preferences
userpref	Siebel user preferences

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 CRM.

For more information about some of the Siebel File System subdirectories, see applicable documentation on Siebel Bookshelf, including Siebel System Administration Guide.