How to Unpack a Site on the Staging Server

This topic provides steps for unpacking a site package on the staging server.

Note

Before you unpack any Commerce Server package, verify that you are logged on as a member of the Administrators group.

Note

If you cancel the unpacking process, Commerce Server may not delete the databases that you created during the unpacking process.

Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 , point to Tools, and then click Site Packages.
On the Welcome to Commerce Server Site Packager page, select Unpack from a package file (.pup), and then click Next.
On the Unpack page, click Browse and locate the package file to unpack. Select Quick unpack, and then click Next.

On the Quick Unpack page, do the following:

Use this	To do this
Site name	Specify the name of the Web site.
IIS Web site	Specify the Default Web Site as the Internet Information Services (IIS) Web site.
SQL Server Computer	Specify the name of the computer that is running SQL Server on which you want to unpack the package.
Use Windows Integrated security	Specify Windows integrated security for the databases. We recommend this configuration.
Use a specific user name and password	Specify SQL Server authentication for the databases. We do not recommend this configuration.
SQL Server Login Name	For SQL Server authentication, specify the SQL Server login name for the databases.
SQL Server Login Password	For SQL Server authentication, specify the SQL Server login password for the databases.

On the Quick Unpack page, click Next.
On the first of two Profiling System pages, click Next to accept the default settings.
On the second Profiling System page, click OK to accept the default settings.
In the Commerce Server Site Packager dialog box, review the list of resources that you configured to use Windows integrated security, and then click OK.

These resources require access permissions on the appropriate Windows accounts.
On the Unpacking is complete! page, click Finish.
After you unpack the site package, perform the security tasks on the staging server. For information about these security tasks, see Configuring the Staging Server.

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