Goals To configure the Siebel Server you installed as part of the Siebel Enterprise Server installation
Time 15 – 20 minutes
Instructions:
In this practice, you will configure the Siebel Server that you installed in the previous practice on installing the Siebel Gateway Name Server. Recall that you installed the Siebel Server files to
provide support for the Siebel Gateway Name Server service; it is not necessary to configure and run a Siebel Server on the Siebel Gateway Name Server machine. However, in this case you will co-locate your Siebel Server with your Siebel Gateway Name Server, so you will configure this server.
1. Verify that a Siebel Server service has not yet been configured:
a. Return to the Services window.
b. Scroll down and confirm that no Siebel Server services exist; that is, the only service with the word “Siebel” in it is the Siebel Gateway Name Server service.
c. Minimize the Services window.
2. Run the Siebel Server configuration tool to configure a Siebel Server service on your machine:
a. Select Start > Programs > Siebel Enterprise Server Configuration 8.1 > Siebel Server Configuration.
b. Enter the parameters below, clicking Next each time to proceed through the configuration:
Note: After selecting the action, you will receive a warning that you need to have an existing Siebel database. You configured this database in a previous practice, so you may safely click Next.
Parameter Value Purpose
Configuration Mode Configure Product in Live
Use offline configuration to generate an installer
response file; details are in a later lesson.
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Gateway Name Server
TCP/IP Port 2320 Port number on which the Siebel Gateway Name Server machine is listening for connections.
Siebel Enterprise Name OUEnt The logical name of the Siebel Enterprise. Used to connect to the Siebel Enterprise to get the enterprise-level parameters. The value is case-sensitive.
Siebel Server Name OUSrvr A string of up to 12 characters including letters, numbers, and underscores that uniquely identify the Siebel Server.
Siebel Server
Description Siebel Server OUSrvr
A description displayed in several of the administrative views.
Enable Component
Groups Call Center Which component groups should be enabled on the Siebel Server when it first starts. These component groups can be changed in the Administration - Server Configuration screen once the Siebel Server has been configured. However, to be able to log in, at least one Application Object Manager on one Siebel Server must be enabled.
Siebel Connection
Broker Port 2321 Port on which the Siebel Server listens for connections;
for example, from the Siebel Web Server Extension.
Network TCP/IP Port for Synchronization
Manager
40400 Port used by Siebel Remote for synchronization. If you do not enable the Siebel Remote component group on this server, this port will not be used.
Additional Tasks None Configure SSL, LDAP, or Exchange synchronization Register External Oracle
DB ODBC Driver Selected Used by the Siebel Connector for Oracle Applications to connect to back office Oracle databases
Clustering Configuration Not clustered Cluster Siebel Servers to provide redundancy in case of Server failure
Set the Siebel Server system service to start automatically
Not Selected For most deployments, the Siebel Server should start up when the system boots. To preserve system resources, do not do this for this course
Start Siebel Server service at the end of profile execution
Not Selected Whether or not to start the Siebel Server service as soon as the profile execution completes.
c. Click Next several times until you see the summary information. Click Next once again.
d. Click Yes to confirm execution. It should take 1-2 minutes to complete, at which point a confirmation dialog box appears.
e. Click OK in the Successful dialog box.
f. Select Exit Configuration Wizard and click Next.
3. Verify that the Siebel Server service starts successfully:
a. Return to the Services window.
b. Select Action > Refresh to refresh the view.
c. Verify that a service named Siebel Server [OUEnt_OUSrvr] exists and is not started.
d. Right-click the Siebel Server [OUEnt_OUSrvr] service and select Start.
e. Minimize the Services window.
f. Right-click the task bar at the bottom of the screen and select Task Manager.
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g. Click the Performance tab.
h. Wait for CPU Usage to stay below 50%. This should take 3-4 minutes.
i. Minimize the Task Manager.
j. Bring up the Services window again and confirm that the Siebel Server [OUEnt_OUSrvr]
service is listed as Started.
k. Minimize the Services window.
l. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to D:\OUses\siebsrvr\log.
m. If necessary, select View > Details to expose the file sizes. There should be several files, none of which are over 10 KB in size.
n. Use Notepad to examine OUEnt.OUSrvr.log. If you see error messages beyond simple notifications, try restarting the Siebel Server service.
Note: When the Siebel Server service is restarted, one of its first actions is to copy all of the existing log files from D:\OUses\siebsrvr\log to D:\OUses\siebsrvr\logarchive. This ensures that you have an archive of all server log files without cluttering the log directory with obsolete logs.
o. If restarting the service does not solve the problem, open the log and attempt to diagnose the problem. Ask your instructor for help.
p. Close any open log files, not saving any changes.
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Lesson 5: Installing the Siebel Web Server Extension