Step 2: Configure Computer 2

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The second computer hosts your Commerce Server databases, such as the Administration database, the Direct Mailer database, and the Commerce Server Data Warehouse database. In addition, it stores non-sensitive user profile data such as last page visited and preferences. On this computer you install SQL Server 2000, and then install Commerce Server. The databases are created by the Commerce Server Setup program.

To configure Computer 2

  1. Install Windows 2000 Advanced Server, using the Default installation.

    • Use only alphanumeric characters in the computer name.
    • Format the partition with Windows NTFS file system where Commerce Server is to be installed.

  2. Install Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and the required hotfixes specified at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=6125.

  3. Open Control Panel, and then use Network and Dial-up Connections to configure the static IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway on the same subnet as Computer 1. For detailed instructions, see "Configure TCP/IP for static addressing" in Windows 2000 Server Help.

  4. Use Network and Dial-up Connections to configure the preferred DNS servers list to point to the IP address of the Active Directory server (Computer 1, which in turn is hosting the DNS server) for DNS lookups. Configure the WINS servers list to point to the Active Directory server. For detailed instructions, see "Configure TCP/IP to use DNS" and "Configure TCP/IP to use WINS" in Windows 2000 Server Help.

    For additional networking information, see the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit.

  5. To join the domain you previously created on Computer 1, do the following:

    • Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. In the System Properties dialog box, on the Network Identification tab, click Properties.
    • In the Identification Changes dialog box, in the Member of section, select Domain, enter the name of the domain you previously created, and then click OK.
    • Restart the computer.

  6. Install Internet Explorer 6.0 as specified at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=6729.

You have successfully installed and configured the software on the second computer. Continue to Step 3: Enable Trust Delegation on Computer 1.

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