Running the Database Configuration Wizard Under Windows
This topic describes the standard procedure to follow to run the Database Configuration Wizard under Windows.
To run the Database Configuration Wizard under Windows
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Ensure that no server tasks including the Siebel Gateway Name Service are running in the background.
To verify, navigate to Start, Settings, Control Panel, and then Services.
Note: The Database Configuration Wizard runs in live mode only so you must be connected to the Gateway Name Server to run it. For further information on Siebel Configuration Wizard running modes, see Siebel Installation Guide. -
From the Start menu, select All Programs, Siebel Enterprise Server 8.x, and then Database Server Configuration.
The first screen of the Database Configuration Wizard appears.
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Enter the information you are prompted for in each screen, and click Next to continue.
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On the Summary screen, review the configuration values you entered on the previous screens. To change any of the values, click Back to return to the screen with the parameter you want to change. If the values are correct, click Next to continue.
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Depending on the option you chose on the Select Runupg Option screen, do one of the following:
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Select No to apply the configuration changes later, and then click OK to finish. The configuration information is saved in a master_* file located in
SIEBEL_ROOT\bin
but the Upgrade Wizard is not launched. You can restart the configuration and run the Upgrade Wizard later. See Starting the Siebel Upgrade Wizard. -
Select Yes to apply the configuration changes now, and the configuration information you entered is saved. Click OK to launch the Siebel Upgrade Wizard; it calls the SQL generator to create or populate SQL scripts.
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After configuration is complete, click Exit to exit the Configuration Wizard.
You can also launch the Database Configuration Wizard from the command line. For information on the command line syntax and on the available options, see Siebel Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows.