So I decided to see what this Siebel 8 hype was all about. I downloaded all the necessary files from Oracle eDelivery, unzipped them, used the ImageCreator to build the network installation image (whatever that means), then proceeded to install Siebel Tools and Web Client.All of this on Windows Vista, mind you. I had to run the installs as Administrator in Windows XP SP2 compatibility mode, otherwise, Oracle's Universal Install just disappeared as soon as files started copying.
Well, the Tools installation completed, but failed to start. The Web Client just plain didn't install. The Web Client installation failed just after checking the system prerequisites, before choosing language packs. When I attempted to continue, ignoring the error, no language packs appeared for selection.
A little searching around brought me to this Oracle doc: "Siebel System Requirement and Supported Platforms, Version 8.1 Rev. A, January 2009"
"Table 7. Software Requirements for the Siebel Developer Web Client" lists Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2+ as required software. Does this mean that Siebel's latest release cannot run on Windows Vista? I hope not.
I hope that it's just something I did wrong, because it would be disappointing to learn that the Windows 7 Beta has already been released, and Siebel still hasn't found a way to get their Tools and Mobile Client to run on Windows Vista.
If anyone knows how to get Siebel 8.1.1.0 running on Windows Vista, drop me a line, and I'll update this posting. Meanwhile, I'll be playing with 8.1.1.0 on my other machine which is running Windows XP SP2. And FYI, it's running just fine on that.
I found the same. On Vista for me, Media Creator made images but never prompted for a language. This meant I had installation files that had no language packs, not even ENU, so they were unusable. I slept on it, and then realized that I should do this on Windows XP, and only then did it work. Vista has been out for 2 years.... but maybe Oracle is betting that enterprises will bypass Vista and go directly to Windows 7 ;)
ReplyDeleteI ran into this same problem back in January. The issue is that the windows_imagecreator.exe does not prompt for the language packs when it runs on Vista. So when you try the install, no language packs are available.
ReplyDeleteI was able to get the installation to work by running windows_imagecreator.exe on an XP machine and then copying the files to my Vista machine where I then ran the installation.
Check out doc id 745513.1 on metalink.
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Just got Siebel working in Windows 7: http://ssgross.com/Siebel_Windows7.php
ReplyDelete@The Dude -- How did you do it , please can you explaing...
ReplyDeleteI found the hack, (I was running Windows 7 64 bit)
ReplyDeletebasically I was able install tools and sample db, but not the web client (lang pack issues),
so the hack is to
find the appropriate 'SBA_8.1.1.0_enu_Windows_Siebel_Web_Client.jar' file,
unzip it in a different directory,
open it up and navigate to 'lang' director under 'stage' directory
copy the 'lang' directory to the 'C:\Siebel_Install_Image\8.1.1.0\Windows\Client\Siebel_Web_Client\Disk1\stage'
run the 'oui.exe' in 'C:\Siebel_Install_Image\8.1.1.0\Windows\Client\Siebel_Web_Client\Disk1\install'
and your are good to go.
The oui.exe, has to be compatibility checked for 'vista sp2' and run as administrator.
you can make an install image via console. just launch imagecreator.exe - console.
ReplyDeleteI installed it successfully on windows 7 but my friend is facing problem with Windows Vista. But she has Windows XP and now working with it.
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ReplyDeleteIs it Windows 7 professional?