Prerequisites to Installing the Database

Before we can start installing the Siebel Database, the database administrator must perform some preliminary steps. These are documented in detail in the Siebel Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows and Siebel Installation Guide for UNIX, but here is a short description:

• Oracle. Create a tablespace in which the Siebel database objects will live. The recommended name is SIEBEL.

• Microsoft SQL Server. Create a database. The recommended name is siebeldb.

• DB2. Create the SIEBEL and other database users.

Note: These steps are typically done by a database administrator who may or may not be a direct member of the Siebel development team.