Configuring the Distributed Installation of the Data Warehouse

You use the Data Warehouse Configurator (DWC) to configure the distributed installation of the Data Warehouse and your non-Commerce applications and Web servers.

To create the site and the Data Warehouse global resource

To add a non-Commerce application to a site

To add a non-Commerce Web server to an application

To create the site and the Data Warehouse global resource

  1. In the Data Warehouse Configurator dialog box, in the Site box, type the name of the site you want to create.
  2. In the DW box, type the name of the Data Warehouse global resource you want to create.

To add a non-Commerce application to a site

  1. In the Non-Commerce applications section, click Configure.

    The Non-Commerce applications and Web servers dialog box appears, which allows you to create multiple non-Commerce applications and servers within those applications.

  2. In the Non-Commerce applications and Web servers dialog box, in the Non-Commerce applications section, click New.

  3. In the New Non-Commerce Application dialog box, on the General tab, do the following:

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    Web servers in this application are running IIS Select this check box if the servers in the non-Commerce application are running Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0.

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    • You cannot have both IIS and non-IIS servers in a non-Commerce application.
    Nonsecure host name Type the Domain Name System (DNS) domain name used by nonsecured links in the application.

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    • If you are using a port number other than 80, you must append that number to the end of the server name (for example, www.microsoft.com:81). To view or edit the port number, see the TCP Port box on the Identities tab of the Web Server Properties dialog box.
    IIS application path or Application path Type the path to the application. For example, for the application www.microsoft.com/msn, the path would be /msn.

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    • If you change this property, you must change the location of the files on the Web server(s) to correspond to it. You must also configure IIS with the new application.
    Enable HTTPS Select this property if secured links are used in the application.
    Secure host name Type the DNS domain name used by secured links in the application.

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    • If you are using a port number other than 443, you must append that number to the end of the server name (for example, www.microsoft.com:441). To view or edit the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) port number, see the SSL Port box on the Identities tab of the Web Server Properties dialog box.
  4. On the Web Servers tab, do the following:

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    IIS Web site Type the name of the IIS Web site (for example, Default Web Site).
    Local domain Type the name of the local domain (for example, microsoft.com).
  5. Click OK.

To add a non-Commerce Web server to an application

  1. Select the name of the non-Commerce application to which you want to add the Web server.

  2. In the Non-Commerce applications and Web servers dialog box, in the Non-Commerce Web servers for selected application section, click New.

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    • If a non-Commerce application has not been created, the New button is disabled.
  3. In the New Non-Commerce Web server dialog box, on the Identities tab, in the Server name box, type the name of the computer that hosts the non-Commerce Web server.

  4. In the Identities box, click Add.

  5. In the Web Site Configuration dialog box, type the IP address, TCP port, and Host header name in the respective boxes for the non-Commerce Web server, and then click OK.

  6. If you are using a secure HTTP host (SSL) in your applications, in the SSL Identities box, click Add.

  7. In the Identity dialog box, type the IP address and SSL port in the respective boxes for the non-Commerce Web server, and then click OK.

  8. In the New Non-Commerce Web Server dialog box, on the Log Files tab, do the following:

    Use this To do this
    New Log Time Period Select the frequency that the Web site writes to a log file before the Web server creates a new file.
    Log file mask Specify the log file rotation, indicating how long the Web site writes to a log file before the Web server creates a new file.
    Log file directory Type the log file path to which the Web site writes events, for example, C:\Winnt|System32\LogFiles\Log1.

    You may want to specify a different directory if you copy the Web log files from the Web server to a central location before you run the import Data Transformation Services (DTS) tasks.

    Log file code page Specify the code page used by the entire file.
    URL encoding code page Specify the code page used for all URLs.
  9. Click OK.

  10. After you create the non-Commerce applications and Web servers, click Close.

    In the Import Server section, the local computer on which Setup is running is displayed, which is a non-editable box.

  11. In the Analysis/Reporting Server section, click Configure.

  12. In the Analysis/Reporting Server dialog box, type the name of the computer that will host the Analysis and Reporting management modules. If SQL Server was installed locally, the local computer name is displayed.

  13. Click OK.

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    • You cannot change the name or location of the site, and Commerce Server and Commerce Server Business Desk must be installed on this computer.
  14. In the Database SQL Server section, to configure the computer that will host the Data Warehouse relational database, click Configure.

  15. In the Data Link Properties dialog box, make the necessary changes, and then click OK.

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    • For information about how to complete the Data Link Properties dialog box, click Help in the Data Link Properties dialog box to open Microsoft Data Link Help.
  16. In the Analysis SQL Server section, to configure the computer that will host the Data Warehouse OLAP database, click Configure.

  17. In the Data Link Properties dialog box, make the necessary changes, and then click OK.

  18. Click Next, and then click Yes to restart your computer if prompted.

The Blank Solution Site package is unpacked, which contains the Data Warehouse, Predictor resource, and Business Desk Analysis modules.

See Also

Securing Your Site

Securing Your Web Server

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