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. 

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:

  • SQL Server 2005 with SP2 and the CU10 update Standard or Enterprise Edition

  • SQL Server 2000 Data Transformation Services (DTS) Designer Components if you use SQL Server 2005.

    - or -

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition, and the following software if you use the Data Warehouse Analytics System:

  • Microsoft SQL Server Native Client (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139308)

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management Objects Collection (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139309).

  • Microsoft ADOMD.NET (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139310).

  • Microsoft SQL 2005 December 2008 Feature Pack (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139312).

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Backward Compatibility Components (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139311).

• 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:

• 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 Windows Server 2008.

• Microsoft SQL Server:

  • SQL Server 2005 with SP2 and the CU10 update Standard or Enterprise Edition

  • SQL Server 2000 Data Transformation Services (DTS) Designer Components if you use SQL Server 2005.

    - or -

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition, and the following software if you use the Data Warehouse Analytics System:

  • Microsoft SQL Server Native Client (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139308)

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management Objects Collection (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139309).

  • Microsoft ADOMD.NET (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139310).

  • Microsoft SQL 2005 December 2008 Feature Pack (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139312).

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Backward Compatibility Components (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139311).

• Commerce Server 2007.

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

• SSL certificate.

• BizTalk Server 2006 (required if you are using Commerce Server Adapters for BizTalk Server).

• Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) with SP1 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) with SP1.

  If using WSS:

  • WSS 3.0 SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130486).

  • WSS 3.0 Infrastructure Update (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130487).

  • WSS 3.0 QFE Rollup KB956057 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134733).

  If using MOSS:

  • MOSS 2007 SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130488).

  • WSS 3.0 Infrastructure Update (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130489) (this is a pre-requisite for the MOSS 2007 Infrastructure Update).

  • MOSS 2007 QFE rollup (KB956056) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134738).

  • MOSS 2007 MS08-043 security patch for embedded Excel (KB953397) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134739).

  • MOSS 2007 Infrastructure Update (32-bit) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130491).

  • MOSS 2007 Infrastructure Update (64-bit) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130492).

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

• Commerce Server 2009 Adapters for BizTalk Server.

• Commerce Server 2009 Business Management applications. 

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:

  • SQL Server 2005 with SP2 and the CU10 update Standard or Enterprise Edition

  • SQL Server 2000 Data Transformation Services (DTS) Designer Components if you use SQL Server 2005.

    - or -

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition, and the following software if you use the Data Warehouse Analytics System:

  • Microsoft SQL Server Native Client (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139308)

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management Objects Collection (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139309).

  • Microsoft ADOMD.NET (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139310).

  • Microsoft SQL 2005 December 2008 Feature Pack (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139312).

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Backward Compatibility Components (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139311).

• 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:

• Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 with SP2, 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.

• Microsoft SQL Server:

  • SQL Server 2005 with SP2 and the CU10 update Standard or Enterprise Edition

  • SQL Server 2000 Data Transformation Services (DTS) Designer Components if you use SQL Server 2005.

    - or -

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition, and the following software if you use the Data Warehouse Analytics System:

  • Microsoft SQL Server Native Client (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139308)

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management Objects Collection (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139309).

  • Microsoft ADOMD.NET (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139310).

  • Microsoft SQL 2005 December 2008 Feature Pack (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139312).

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Backward Compatibility Components (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139311).

• Commerce Server 2007.

• Visual Studio 2008 with SP1.

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

• Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) with SP1 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) with SP1.

  If using WSS:

  • WSS 3.0 SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130486).

  • WSS 3.0 Infrastructure Update (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130487).

  • WSS 3.0 QFE Rollup KB956057 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134733).

  If using MOSS:

  • MOSS 2007 SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130488).

  • WSS 3.0 Infrastructure Update (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130489) (this is a pre-requisite for the MOSS 2007 Infrastructure Update).

  • MOSS 2007 QFE rollup (KB956056) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134738).

  • MOSS 2007 MS08-043 security patch for embedded Excel (KB953397) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134739).

  • MOSS 2007 Infrastructure Update (32-bit) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130491).

  • MOSS 2007 Infrastructure Update (64-bit) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130492).

• SSL certificate.

• BizTalk Server 2006 Enterprise Edition (optional).

• Commerce Server 2009 Standard or Enterprise Edition.

• Commerce Server 2009 Adapters for BizTalk Server (optional).

• Commerce Server 2009 Business Management applications. 

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:

• 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:

  • SQL Server 2005 with SP2 and the CU10 update Standard or Enterprise Edition

  • SQL Server 2000 Data Transformation Services (DTS) Designer Components if you use SQL Server 2005.

    - or -

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition, and the following software if you use the Data Warehouse Analytics System:

  • Microsoft SQL Server Native Client (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139308)

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management Objects Collection (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139309).

  • Microsoft ADOMD.NET (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139310).

  • Microsoft SQL 2005 December 2008 Feature Pack (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139312).

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Backward Compatibility Components (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139311).

• SCOM 2007 with SP1 (optional).

• SCOM packs for Commerce Server, SQL Server, and BizTalk Server to meet your deployment needs. For links to management pack downloads, see Configuring the Operations Management Server.

Staging Server

The staging server runs the Commerce Server Staging (CSS) service. The staging 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 Windows Server 2008.

• Commerce Server 2007.

• SCOM 2007 with SP1 (optional).

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

• Commerce Server 2009 Enterprise Edition.

• SSL certificate.

• Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) with SP1 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) with SP1.

  If using WSS:

  • WSS 3.0 SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130486).

  • WSS 3.0 Infrastructure Update (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130487).

  • WSS 3.0 QFE Rollup KB956057 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134733).

  If using MOSS:

  • MOSS 2007 SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130488).

  • WSS 3.0 Infrastructure Update (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130489) (this is a pre-requisite for the MOSS 2007 Infrastructure Update).

  • MOSS 2007 QFE rollup (KB956056) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134738).

  • MOSS 2007 MS08-043 security patch for embedded Excel (KB953397) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134739).

  • MOSS 2007 Infrastructure Update (32-bit) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130491).

  • MOSS 2007 Infrastructure Update (64-bit) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130492).

Web Server

Web servers support user access to Commerce Server 2009 Web sites. A Web 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 2007.

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

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

• SSL certificate.

• SCOM 2007 with SP1 (optional).

• Health Monitoring Service (optional).

• Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) with SP1 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) with SP1.

  If using WSS:

  • WSS 3.0 SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130486).

  • WSS 3.0 Infrastructure Update (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130487).

  • WSS 3.0 QFE Rollup KB956057 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134733).

  If using MOSS:

  • MOSS 2007 SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130488).

  • WSS 3.0 Infrastructure Update (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130489) (this is a pre-requisite for the MOSS 2007 Infrastructure Update).

  • MOSS 2007 QFE rollup (KB956056) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134738).

  • MOSS 2007 MS08-043 security patch for embedded Excel (KB953397) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134739).

  • MOSS 2007 Infrastructure Update (32-bit) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130491).

  • MOSS 2007 Infrastructure Update (64-bit) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130492).

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