About Siebel CRM Releases

This topic is part of About Installing Siebel CRM.

Siebel CRM software releases and their various installation methods have evolved significantly. Some previous types of releases no longer apply in the current release of Siebel CRM. This book describes the tasks and requirements that apply for the current release.

This guide, Siebel Installation Guide, is for installing the current release. You install Siebel Enterprise Components, Siebel Web Client, or Siebel Tools as a new installation of the software, as an update of an existing installation of Siebel CRM 17.0 or later, or as a migration installation of an existing installation of Siebel CRM 16.x or earlier. For more information, see Installation-Related Changes in Siebel CRM and related topics.

Note: For an existing installation of a prior version (before Siebel CRM 17.0), running Incremental Repository Merge is required after performing a migration installation. For more information, see About Database Updates for Siebel CRM. Other requirements apply. See also Additional Tasks for Migration Installations.

The following table lists the major installable Siebel CRM modules for Siebel CRM and shows which installation methods are supported in order to install the current release. Both new installations and migration installations of prior releases (before Siebel CRM 17.0) use the same installers.

Siebel CRM Module	Installation Methods for Current Release of Siebel CRM
Siebel Enterprise Components (including Siebel Gateway, Siebel Server, Siebel Application Interface, other components) Siebel Web Client Siebel Tools	New installation of Siebel CRM, as described in Installing Siebel CRM in a New Installation. Installation of Siebel CRM to update an existing installation of Siebel CRM 17.x or later, as described in Installing Siebel CRM in an Update Installation. Migration installation of Siebel CRM, as described in Installing Siebel CRM in a Migration Installation.

Few additional Siebel application configuration tasks are associated with a migration installation. You would not have to run the Siebel Management Console (successor to Siebel Configuration Wizards) to configure a module that was already configured. However, requirements vary for different releases, or for using particular functionality. For example, after a migration installation you must configure the Siebel Application Interface. In some cases, you might also need to reconfigure a server module.

Note: The installation tasks and requirements for all future releases are subject to change. You must verify the availability, characteristics, and requirements of any future Siebel CRM releases that might also be covered by this guide (or updated versions of it) or by other documentation.

Related Books

For the Siebel Installation Guide for your operating system, for releases through Siebel CRM 21.1, see Siebel Bookshelf for each applicable release. For some prior releases, see My Oracle Support.

See also Siebel CRM Update Guide and Release Notes on My Oracle Support for each applicable release.