How to Configure Commerce Server on the Business Management Server

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This topic provides steps for configuring Commerce Server 2007 and Commerce Server 2009 on the business management server. 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 business management server, 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.

Dd328229.alert_caution(en-US,CS.90).gifImportant Note:

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.

Specify the user account names that you want Commerce Server to create for the Commerce Server Staging Service and Direct Mailer Service. You should substitute different user names as is appropriate for "CSStageSvc" and "CSDMSvc" in the following steps.

To configure Commerce Server 2007 on the Business Management server

  1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Commerce Server 2007, point to Tools, and then click Configuration Wizard.

    Note

    This step is not required if, on the final page of the Commerce Server Installation Wizard, you elected to start the Commerce Server Configuration Wizard.

  2. On the Welcome to the Microsoft Commerce Server 2007Configuration Wizard page, click Next.

  3. 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.

  4. In the Connect Using section, do the following:

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    Windows Authentication

    Select this option to use Windows integrated authentication for the Administration database. We recommend that you use this option for Commerce Server.

    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 Commerce Server 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.

  5. Click Next.

  6. On the Staging Service page, select Create an IIS Virtual Root for Staging (used to generate reports) to configure IIS for the Commerce Server Staging Reporting Service, type a user name, for example, CSStageSvc, and password for the staging service, and then click Next.

  7. On the Marketing Direct Mailer page, do the following:

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    SQL Server

    Type the name of the computer where you installed SQL Server. This can be the same computer where the MSCS_Admin database is installed, or a separate database server that is used only for supporting the Direct Mailer service.

    Database Name

    Accept DirectMailer as the default database name, or type a new name for the Direct Mailer database.

  8. In the Connect Using section, do the following:

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    Windows Authentication

    Select this option to use Windows integrated authentication for the Direct Mailer database. We recommend that you use this option for Commerce Server.

    SQL Server Authentication

    Select this option to use SQL Server authentication for the Direct Mailer database. There are security risks associated with using SQL Authentication in a Commerce Server 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 Direct Mailer database.

  9. In the Direct Mailer Service Account section, do the following:

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    Login Name

    Type your domain login name for the Direct Mailer Service account, for example, CSDMSvc, or click Browse to open the Select User dialog box to enter the user name.

    Password

    Type the password for the domain account.

  10. Click Next.

  11. On the Summary page, click Next.

  12. On the Configuration Completed page, click Finish.

To install and configure Commerce Server 2009 on the business management server

  1. Log on to the server under a user account that has local administrator permissions.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

    Note

    There are moments during the installation process when clicking the Cancel button does not close the wizard or stop the installation.

  4. On the Welcome page, click Next.

  5. On the Microsoft SoftwareLicense Terms page, read the license agreement, select I have read and accept the license terms, and then click Next.

    Note

    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.

    Setup installs the components; a progress report is shown. This may take a few minutes.

    After a moment, the Commerce Server Configuration Wizard opens.

  6. To begin the configuration, click Next.

  7. 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.

  8. On the Commerce Server Configuration WizardSummary page, click Next.

    The configuration begins. The Configuration Progress page appears.

  9. On the Configuration Complete page, click Finish.

  10. The Commerce Server Upgrade Wizard opens.

    Note

    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.

  11. Click Next to go to the next page.

  12. On the Select Options page, click Next.

  13. 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.

  14. The Upgrade Site Resources page appears.

  15. On the Completing the Upgrade Wizard page, click Finish.

    The installation continues and the progress is shown in the progress dialog box.

  16. On the page that indicates the installation of Commerce Server 2009 is complete, click Finish.

  17. 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.

See Also

Other Resources

Configuring the Business Management Server

Building the Data Tier

Building an Enterprise Deployment