Performance Tuning Siebel Software on the Sun Platform

2 <strong>Siebel</strong> Application Architecture Overview
<strong>Siebel</strong> server is a flexible and scalable application server platform that supports a variety
of services operating on the middle tier of the <strong>Siebel</strong> N-tier architecture, including data
integration, workflow, data replication, and synchronization service for mobile clients.
Figure 2.1 provides a high-level view of the <strong>Siebel</strong> application suite architecture.
Figure 2.1
<strong>Siebel</strong> server includes business logic and infrastructure for running the different CRM
modules as well as connectivity interfaces to the back end database. It consists of
several multithreaded processes commonly referred to as ‘<strong>Siebel</strong> Object Managers’.
These can be configured so that several instances of it can run on a single Solaris
machine. The <strong>Siebel</strong> 7.x server makes use of gateway components to track user
sessions.
<strong>Siebel</strong> 7.x has a thin client architecture for connected clients. The <strong>Siebel</strong> 7.x thin client
architecture is enabled through the <strong>Siebel</strong> plug-in (SWSE – <strong>Siebel</strong> Webserver Extension)
running on the web server. It's the primary interface between the client and the <strong>Siebel</strong>
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