Business Analyst (Siebel 7.

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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 server administration duties required for your Siebel application

Server Administration Overview

Server Configuration: Enables you to define and control the behavior of your Siebel enterprise Server Management: Enables you to manage and monitor the day-to-day operations of your Siebel enterprise

Screens and views for server configuration

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Server Configuration Activities

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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Define Component Definitions

Tailor existing components or create custom components using 1. In the Components these steps:
Definitions list, select and copy the component definition of interest

2. For the copied record, change the name, alias, and type fields

4. Enable the new component definition

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

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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 executing components on the Siebel 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

Use the Server Event Configuration view to 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 hit

Additional alerts and parameters can be set up

1. Select the System Alerts folder from the Enterprise Explorer tree

2. Define new system alerts and alert parameters

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Create and Define Job Templates

Create and define job templates 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 create a new parameter

2. Select component to 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 2. Locate the backup in the Administration directory of the Siebel Server root directory

2.Click the Backup Enterprise Configuration button 1. Click the Enterprises link

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Restore the Enterprise Configuration

Restore a previous Enterprise configuration with these steps:

1. Shutdown the Siebel Gateway Name Server and the Siebel Server 2. Replace the existing siebns.dat file with a working backup 3. Start the Siebel Gateway Name Server and the Siebel Server

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Server Management Activities

Enable/disable components and component groups Change components state Monitor components and tasks Create, define, and submit jobs Examine log files Monitor sessions

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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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Change Component State

Components state can be set online, offline, startup, 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 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 Job

3. Submit job

2. Create and define job parameters

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Create, Define, and Submit Jobs Continued

Submit job using a job template

Navigate to Administration Server Management > Jobs
1. Create new job record and select previously created job template 3. Submit job

2. Enter values for job detail

Set values for Repeating Info or Retry, if needed

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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 log file on the Siebel Server

Note the task number

View the file in 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 ID Component Name

View tabs provide additional information

Summary
This module showed you how to:
Use Server Administration screens to configure and manage your Siebel Enterprise

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 and submit a job using a job template