Essentials (Siebel 7.

7)

Module 9: Server
Configuration and
Management
Module Objectives

After completing this module you will be able to:

 Use Server Administration screens to configure and
manage your Siebel Enterprise

Why you need to know:

 Server Administration screens enable you to perform
administration duties for your Siebel application

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Performing Server Administration Tasks
 Two ways:

1. From the
Siebel
application
interface

2. From the
command line

 Both methods start a session on a Siebel Server and a task on

each Siebel Server within the specified Enterprise

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Server Configuration Activities

Enable/Disable Components and Component Groups

Define Component Definitions

Reconfigure Component Definitions

Synchronize Components

Set Server and Component Event Logging

Use Component Alerts

Create and Define Job Templates

Back Up and Restore Enterprise Configuration

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Enable/Disable Components and Component Groups

 Can be performed at the Enterprise and Server level

Enterprise level

Server level

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Define Component Definitions

 Tailor existing components or create custom components using
these steps:

1. In the Components
Definitions list, select 2. For the copied record,
and copy the change the Component
component definition name, Alias, and
of interest Component Type fields

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Define Component Definitions Continued

3. In the
Component
Parameters list,
make the desired
changes

4. Enable the
new component
definition

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Reconfigure Component Definitions

 Is accomplished through the
Component Definitions applet
drop-down menu
 Start Reconfiguration:
 Opens existing component
parameters for modification
 Commit Reconfiguration:
 Commits the updated
Component Definition
 Cancel Reconfiguration:
 Cancels the current
reconfiguration; component
definition remains unaltered

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Synchronize Components
 A required post-installation task for registering components on
the Siebel Gateway Name Server
 Makes enabled components available to the Siebel Enterprise
 Navigate to Administration – Server Configuration > Enterprises

1. Select the
Synchronize
view tab

2. Click the
Synchronize button

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Set Server Event Logging

 Navigate to Administration - Server Configuration > Servers >
Server Event Configuration
 Set the log level of Siebel Server event types
Select the Siebel Server for which
you want to configure an event

Select the event type you want to

configure and enter the value in
the Log Level field

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Set Component Event Logging

 Use the Component Event Configuration view to set the log
level of component event types

Select the
component for
which you want to
configure an event

Select the event type you want to

configure and enter the value in
the Log Level field
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Use Component Alerts

 Traps information about the
failure of tasks and unavailability
of components and sends an
email alert to the administrator
 Examples:
 A component fails to restart
 Critical system throughput
thresholds are achieved
1. Select the System Alerts
 Additional alerts and parameters folder from the Enterprise
can be set up Explorer tree

2. Define new
system alerts
and alert
parameters
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Create and Define Job Templates

 Use for repeating jobs that have unchanging parameters
 Navigate to Administration – Server Configuration > Job
Templates

1. Click New
to create a
new template

3. Click New to 2. Select

create a new component to
parameter be used

4. Set parameters

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Back Up the Enterprise Configuration

 Use Server Manager to back up a working copy of siebns.dat
1. Navigate to Administration – Server Configuration > Configuration
> Enterprises
2. Locate the backup in the ADMIN directory of the Siebel Gateway
Name Server root directory

1.Click the
Backup
Enterprise
Configuration
button

2. Locate the
backup file

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Restore the Enterprise Configuration

 Restore a previous Enterprise configuration with these steps:
1. Shut down the Siebel Gateway Name Server and the Siebel
Server
 Navigate to Windows > Programs > Administrative Tools > Services
2. Replace the existing siebns.dat file with a working backup
3. Start the Siebel Gateway Name Server and the Siebel Server

1.Right-click to
stop and restart
services

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Server Management Activities

Change Component’s State

Monitor Components and Tasks

Create, Define, and Submit Jobs

Examine Log Files

Monitor Sessions

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Change Component State

 Component’s state can be set to Online, Offline, Startup, or
Shutdown Online, Offline,
Startup, Shutdown
buttons

Online, Offline,
Startup, Shutdown
menu options
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Monitor Servers, Components, or Tasks

 State icons indicate the state of a server, component, or task
 Can be used with component alerts to notify the system
administrator in the event that a component is not in a normal
state

Red, yellow, and

green state icons

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Create, Define, and Submit Jobs

 Navigate to Administration – Server Management > Jobs

1. Create a new 3. Submit

Job job

2. Create and
define job
parameters

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Submit Job Using a Template

 Navigate to Administration – Server Management > Jobs

1. Create new job

record

2. Use existing job

template as basis for
new job

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Submit Job Using a Template Continued

3. Enter values
for job detail

4. Set values
for Repeating
Info or Retry,
if needed

5. Submit job
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Examine Log Files

 Each task creates a log of its execution when logging is enabled

Drill down on
task number …

… to view Task
Information Log

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Examine Log Files Continued

 View the log file on the Siebel Server

2. Locate the log file

in the log directory

1. Note
the task
number

View the file in the log directory

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Monitor Sessions
 Allows you to monitor users logged in and their current activity
 Navigate to Administration – Server Management > Sessions
Session Component
ID name

View tabs
provide
additional
information

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Summary

This module showed you how to:

 Use Server Administration screens to configure and
manage your Siebel Enterprise

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Lab
 In the lab you will:
 Enable and synchronize server components
 Use command line Server Manager to list status of current tasks
and list parameters for a specific Siebel Server
 Run a server task
 Create a job template and run a repeating job

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