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What Are the Software Deployment Requirements?

This section lists the software products to install on each computer in a Commerce Server 2009 deployment. Make sure that you have the appropriate number of licenses to reuse Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates on multiple servers, as shown in the following list. See your SSL certificate vendor for the specific information about how to obtain these licenses.

All servers in a Commerce Server 2009 deployment must run a version of the Microsoft Windows operating system. For a summary of the Windows operating system versions supported for each server type, see Microsoft Operating System Software Requirements.

For server-specific software requirements, see the following sections:

  • BizTalk Server

  • Business Management Application Client

  • Business Management Server

  • Commerce Server Single Server

  • Data Warehouse and Analysis Server

  • Database Server

  • Developer Workstation

  • Domain Controller

  • ISA Server

  • Management Server

  • Staging Server

  • Web Server

Microsoft Operating System Software Requirements

The following table summarizes the operating system software requirements for servers in a Commerce Server 2009 deployment. 

Software

Developer workstation or a Commerce Server 2009 single server

Business management server

Web servers

Business Management application clients

All other servers

Microsoft Windows operating systems (with critical updates):

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x64

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition with SP2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition with SP2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition with SP2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition with SP2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition with SP2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition with SP2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition with SP2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Supported Virtual Servers

Commerce Server 2009 supports the following virtual servers:

  • Virtual Server 2005 SP1 for 32-bit Windows operating systems only.

  • Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 x64 for all supported operating systems.

BizTalk Server

The computer that is running BizTalk Server runs the Commerce Server 2009 line-of-business adapters to accept and transmit business-related messages, such as purchase orders and inventory requests. This computer uses the following software products:

  • Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 with SP2, or Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2, and Microsoft Windows critical updates. For more information, see Microsoft Operating System Software Requirements.

  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 with SP1.

  • Microsoft SQL Server:

  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006.

  • Commerce Server 2009 Adapters for BizTalk Server.

  • Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 with SP1 (optional).

If your deployment uses BizTalk Server extensively, see BizTalk Server 2006 Help for more information about the various methods for installing and configuring BizTalk Server.

Business Management Application Client

The business users in an organization use a client computer to access the Business Management applications. This computer uses the following software products:

  • Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 with SP2, or Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2, and Windows critical updates. For more information, see Microsoft Operating System Software Requirements.

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 with SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=135626).

  • Commerce Server 2009 Business Management applications.

Business Management Server

The business management server runs the Web services accessed by the Commerce Server 2009 Business Management applications. This server uses the following software products:

  • Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 with SP2 or Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2, and Windows critical updates. For more information, see Microsoft Operating System Software Requirements.

  • Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 with Windows Server 2003 and IIS 7.0 with Windows Server 2008.

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 with SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=135626).

  • Commerce Server 2007 Standard or Enterprise Edition.

  • Commerce Server 2009 Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition for the Enterprise deployment.

  • SSL certificate.

  • SCOM 2007 with SP1 (optional).

Single Server

The single-server deployment consists of running all the Commerce Server 2009 components and software requirements (including Windows and SQL Server) on a single computer. The single-server deployment uses the following software products:

Data Warehouse and Analysis Server

The Data Warehouse and analysis server imports, transforms, and stores Web site data. You use the data that is stored in the Data Warehouse to analyze user activity on your Web site. This server uses the following software products:

  • Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 with SP2, or Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2, and Windows critical updates. For more information, see Microsoft Operating System Software Requirements.

  • IIS 6.0 with Windows Server 2003 or IIS 7.0 with IIS 6.0 compatibility enabled when using Windows Server 2008.

  • Commerce Server 2009 Data Warehouse global resource database.

  • Commerce Server 2009 reports.

  • SCOM 2007 Agent with SP1 (optional).

Database Server

A computer that is running SQL Server uses the following software products:

  • Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 with SP2, or Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2, and Windows critical updates. For more information, see Microsoft Operating System Software Requirements.

  • Microsoft SQL Server:

  • SCOM 2007 with SP1 (optional).

  • Commerce Server 2009 global and site-specific resource databases. 

  • Commerce Server Volume Shadow Copy Writer Service (optional).

Developer Workstation

A developer workstation uses the following software products:

Domain Controller

A domain controller computer uses the following software products:

  • Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition with SP2, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 with SP2 (Enterprise Edition for the Enterprise deployment), or Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition.

  • Windows critical updates.

  • SCOM 2007 with SP1 (optional).

ISA Server

A computer that is running Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 uses the following software products:

  • Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition with SP2, or Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 with SP2 (Enterprise Edition for the Enterprise deployment), or Windows Server 2003 with SP2, Datacenter Edition.

  • Windows critical updates.

  • ISA Server 2000 Enterprise Edition with SP2.

  • SCOM 2007 with SP1 (optional).

Management Server

The management server runs SCOM 2007 to monitor the servers, applications, services, and events in your deployment. The management server collects information from the SCOM agent that runs on each server in your deployment. A management server computer uses the following software products:

Staging Server

The staging server runs the Commerce Server Staging (CSS) service. The staging server uses the following software products:

Web Server

Web servers support user access to Commerce Server 2009 Web sites. A Web server uses the following software products:

See Also

Other Resources

How Commerce Server Software Is Installed Within a Deployment

What are the Hardware Deployment Requirements?

Deployment Architecture

Building an Enterprise Deployment

Configuring the Network and Servers

Deployment Requirements