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How to Use the Deployment Guide

For the latest version of Commerce Server 2007 Help, see the Microsoft Web site.

Deploying Commerce Server 2007 to support enterprise e-commerce activities requires performing several tasks. The content that is contained in this Deployment Guide provides the information and sequence of tasks you need to deploy Commerce Server.

We recommend that you become familiar with the information provided before you plan your network and install and configure the servers in your Commerce Server deployment.

The following table summarizes the information that is contained in this guide.

Section

Description

Deploying Commerce Server 2007

Describes the concepts, terms, and tools that you must be familiar with when you deploy Commerce Server.

Deployment Architecture

Describes the logical and physical types of deployments. Use this information to plan the type of Commerce Server deployments that you will install.

Deployment Requirements

Describes how to plan your network and acquire the hardware and software that is required by the servers in a Commerce Server deployment.

Commerce Server Deployment Tools

Describes how the Commerce Server Installation, Configuration, and Site Packager wizards work. Provides best practices for using these tools. Provides information for using these tools for unattended installation and configuration.

Building Commerce Server Deployments

Provides the high-level sequence of tasks for building Commerce Server tiers, environments, and deployments. Use these topics as checklists for building out a part of your network.

Configuring the Network and Servers in a Commerce Server Deployment

Provides the server-specific sequence of tasks you follow to install and configure the software on the different types of servers that are used in a Commerce Server deployment. Use the first topic in each section as a checklist for configuring the server.

Unpacking Commerce Server Sites and Resources

Provides instructions on unpacking Commerce Server sites and resources.

Securing the Deployment

Provides information and instructions for securing a Commerce Server deployment.

Starting Commerce Server Applications and Services

Provides instructions for starting or restarting Commerce Server services.

See Also

Other Resources

Deploying Commerce Server 2007