How to Configure Commerce Server on the Web Servers

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

This topic provides steps for configuring Commerce Server on the Web servers.

Note

Make sure that SQL Server is running before you start the Commerce Server Configuration Wizard. The icon in the SQL Server Enterprise Manager (SQL Server 2000) or SQL Server Management Studio (SQL Server 2005) window displays a green light when SQL Server is running. If it is not running, right-click the computer name, and then click Start.

To configure Commerce Server on the Web servers

  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 2007 Configuration 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 integrated Windows 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 the account name, for example, CSStageSvc, and password for the CSS service, and then click Next.

  7. On the Summary page, click Next.

  8. On the Configuration Completed page, click Finish.

See Also

Other Resources

Building the Web Tier

Building an Enterprise Deployment

Deployment

Configuring the Web Servers