1. Database Upgrade Guide
  2. UNIX Paths

UNIX Paths

The following environment variables and path conventions specify file system locations in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide topics:

  • SIEBEL_ROOT is the absolute path of the Siebel Server installation directory and also an environment variable that defines this path. When you install a Siebel Server, the installation script queries for the path to the installation directory. The script then installs the Siebel Server in a subdirectory of this path called siebsrvr. For example, if you specified /usr/siebel as the installation directory for Siebel CRM version 8.x, then $SIEBEL_ROOT is /usr/siebel/sba81/siebsrvr.

    SIEBEL_ROOT and other environment variables required for doing an upgrade are located in siebsrvr/siebenv.sh andsiebsrvr/siebenv.csh. The Siebel Server installation script sets environment variable definitions in these shell scripts. Do not edit or delete these files.

    Tip: Before performing command-line procedures in a shell window, you must source siebenv.csh for a C shell or source siebenv.sh for a Bourne shell. Doing this refreshes the environment variables required to run commands.

  • DBSRVR_ROOT is a path convention used in the Siebel Database Upgrade Guide. It is not an environment variable and is not defined in siebenv.csh or siebenv.sh.

    DBSRVR_ROOT is the absolute path to the Siebel Database Server files on the Siebel Server. When you install the Siebel Database Server, the installation script queries for the Siebel Server installation directory. The script then installs the Siebel Database Server files at the same level in a subdirectory called dbsrvr. For example, if $SIEBEL_ROOT is /usr/siebel/sba8x/siebsrvr, then DBSRVR_ROOT is /usr/siebel/sba8x/dbsrvr. In this guide, many examples use the path /usr/siebel and /usr/siebel/sba8x.

  • Run UNIX scripts in a C or Korn shell. Do not run .ksh scripts in a Bourne shell.