How to Configure Commerce Server on the Web Servers
This topic provides steps for configuring Commerce Server 2007 and Commerce Server 2009 on the Web servers. If you do not already have a valid installation of Commerce Server 2007, use the first procedure. If you do have a valid installation of Commerce Server 2007, use the second procedure. To configure the Commerce Server 2009 SharePoint Commerce Services on the Web servers, see How to Configure SharePoint Commerce Services on the Web Servers. To install and configure the Commerce Server 2009 Commerce Foundation, see the Commerce Server 2009 Installation and Configuration Guide at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139462.
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At the beginning of the installation, the setup program for Commerce Server 2009 copies temporary files to the drive where your temporary directory is located. Consequently, there must be a minimum of 100 MB of free space on that drive, even if you are installing Commerce Server 2009 on a different drive. |
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Make sure that SQL Server is running before you start the Configuration Wizard.
To configure Commerce Server 2007 on the Web servers
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Commerce Server 2007, point to Tools, and then click Configuration Wizard.
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This step is not required if, on the final page of the Installation Wizard, you elected to start the Configuration Wizard.
On the Welcome to the Microsoft Commerce Server 2007 Configuration Wizard page, click Next.
On the Administration Database page, do the following:
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SQL Server
Type the name of the computer where you installed SQL Server.
Database Name
Accept MSCS_Admin as the default database name, or type a new name for the Administration database.
In the Connect Using section, do the following:
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Windows Authentication
Select this option to use integrated Windows authentication for the Administration database.
SQL Server Authentication
Select this option to use SQL Server authentication for the Administration database. There are security risks associated with using SQL Authentication in a deployment. We do not recommend that you use this option.
Login Name
If you are using SQL Server Authentication, type the SQL Server login name for the computer that is running SQL Server.
Password
If you are using SQL Server Authentication, type the SQL Server password for the computer that is running SQL Server.
Test
Click to test the connection to the Administration database.
Click Next.
On the Staging Service page, select Create an IIS Virtual Root for Staging (used to generate reports) to configure IIS for the Staging Reporting Service, type the account name, for example, CSStageSvc, and password for the CSS service, and then click Next.
On the Summary page, click Next.
On the Configuration Completed page, click Finish.
To install and configure Commerce Server 2009 on the Web servers
Log on to the server under a user account that has local administrator permissions.
To begin the installation, do one of the following:
Insert the Commerce Server 2009 DVD in the computer's drive. The setup program starts automatically.
If you are accessing the software image on a local or remote hard drive, go to the appropriate location, open the Setup folder and double-click the Setup.exe file.
If the setup program detects that some prerequisite software is missing, it displays a message to that effect. Click Close to exit Setup. Install the required software and then resume the Commerce Server 2009 installation.
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There are moments during the installation process when clicking the Cancel button does not close the wizard or stop the installation.
On the Welcome page, click Next.
On the Microsoft SoftwareLicense Terms page, read the license agreement, select I have read and accept the license terms, and then click Next.
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If you begin the installation and you have an existing version Commerce Server 2009 already installed on the server, the setup program displays a message stating that you must uninstall the existing version. Click Cancel to exit the installation. See "Uninstalling from An Earlier Release" in the Commerce Server 2009 Installation and Configuration Guide.
Setup installs the components; a progress report is shown. This may take a few minutes.
After a moment, the Commerce Server Configuration Wizard opens.
To begin the configuration, click Next.
In the Administration Database page, do all of the following:
In the SQL Server box, type the computer name where the Commerce Server Administration database is located, if it is different from the one that is displayed.
In the Database Name box, type the name you assigned to the Commerce Server Administration database, if it is different from the one that is displayed.
Under Connect Using, select the authentication method to use to connect to the Administration database. Optionally, you can click Test to verify that the connection to the database is working.
Click Next.
On the Commerce Server Configuration WizardSummary page, click Next.
The configuration begins. The Configuration Progress page appears.
On the Configuration Complete page, click Finish.
The Commerce Server Upgrade Wizard opens.
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On Windows Server 2008, the Upgrade Wizard appears behind the Installation Wizard's progress page; after the Installation Wizard's progress page has been displayed for a few minutes, we suggest you move it on the screen in order to see the Upgrade Wizard.
The Upgrade Wizard migrates the data in Commerce Server sites you already have on the server—and that were created with earlier releases of Commerce Server— to the Commerce Server 2009 schema. You can migrate the data now, or later; the Upgrade Wizard is one of the tools installed on the server during the Commerce Server 2009 installation.
Click Next to go to the next page.
On the Select Options page, click Next.
If do not have any sites on the server, the Completing the Upgrade Wizard page appears; go to step 15. If there are Commerce Server sites on the server, the Select a Commerce Site page appears.
On the Select a Commerce Site page, select the site(s) whose data you want to upgrade to the Commerce Server 2009 database schema or clear those sites that you do not want to upgrade now. If you do not want to upgrade any of your existing sites, click Do not upgrade any sites, and then click Next.
The Upgrade Site Resources page appears.
On the Completing the Upgrade Wizard page, click Finish.
The installation continues and the progress is shown in the progress dialog box.
On the page that indicates the installation of Commerce Server 2009 is complete, click Finish.
If you want to use the SharePoint Commerce Services, you must deploy them to your SharePoint environment. See "Deploying the SharePoint Commerce Services" in the Commerce Server 2009 Installation and Configuration Guide.