Siebel 8.1 Note：Siebel File System

The Siebel File System is a shared directory, or set of directories, that is network-accessible to the Siebel Server and that can store files such as attachments for use by Siebel applications. Siebel File System directories may optionally exist on multiple separate devices or partitions.

Each File System directory may be created on a server machine where you have installed a Siebel Server, or on another network server that can share the directory, so that it is available to the Siebel Server. Consult your third-party documentation for requirements for networked file systems.

A primary Siebel File System directory must be created before you configure the Siebel Enterprise. You specify this location during configuration. The location must be specified using UNC format, such as //machine_name/FS. If this directory is located on the same machine where you are installing and configuring Siebel software, the directory must be created as a shared directory. The user running the Siebel Configuration Wizard must have write permission in this directory. Additional permissions requirements are described later in this topic.

Creating multiple Siebel File System directories in different locations can enable you to store larger volumes of data. As new file attachments are inserted, they are evenly distributed across the multiple File System directories. If you create multiple File System directories, you must include all directory locations, delimited by commas, when you specify the Siebel File System location during configuration of your Siebel environment. Each File System directory location must be uniquely named within the network context where it will be accessed.

The ability to use multiple directories and devices for the Siebel File System does not apply to Siebel Mobile Web Clients, for which the Siebel File System must use a single directory on the client machine.