Building the Presentation Tier in a SharePoint 2010 Commerce Deployment
This topic contains the information to help you set up the presentation tier to deploy a Microsoft SharePoint 2010 commerce solution in a three-tier configuration. It provides the list of tasks and procedures you perform to install and configure the Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 R2 software components and to deploy and configure a SharePoint 2010 commerce solution. This information uses the deployment of the SharePoint 2010 Solution Storefront as an example.
The task flow contained in this topic is part of an end-to-end walkthrough for deploying the SharePoint 2010-compatible Solution Storefront in a three-tier commerce configuration (see Walkthrough: Deploying a SharePoint 2010 Commerce Solution in a Three-Tier Topology).
For information about deploying customizations to an existing deployment, see Deploying Updates to an Existing SharePoint Commerce Site.
Prerequisites
You have reviewed the prerequisites listed in Walkthrough: Deploying a SharePoint 2010 Commerce Solution in a Three-Tier Topology.
This documentation assumes a supported release of SharePoint 2010 is deployed on presentation tier servers.
Application tier setup and configuration is complete. See Building the Application Tier in a SharePoint 2010 Commerce Deployment.
You have created all required managed accounts in SharePoint 2010.
You have a customized SharePoint 2010 commerce solution package to deploy. This documentation uses the application package that deploys the Solution Storefront.
Deployment and configuration script examples used in this section are based on Microsoft Windows PowerShell script samples packaged with Commerce Server 2009 R2 software. For information about the software components options for installing the samples scripts and pacakge, see Commerce Server Deployment Tools.
To Build the Presentation Tier
Perform the following tasks and procedures in the order listed below to build the presentation tier for a deployment.
Install commerce presentation software components on the presentation server. The following table lists the Commerce Server 2009 R2 components that are mandatory in the presentation tier of a SharePoint 2010 three-tier deployment.
Commerce Server 2009 R2 Software component
Description
Commerce Presentation:
Commerce Presentation Components
Web Parts and Site Templates
Install the Commerce Server 2009 R2 client-side components and SharePoint Commerce Service for integration of a commerce solution into an existing SharePoint 2010 deployment.
Developer Kits:
Samples
Installs the Commerce Server 2009 R2 samples scripts and source code provided as a starting point for development and deployment.
When you launch the Commerce Server 2009 R2 Installation Wizard, the option to install the Commerce Server Documentation is selected by default.
For information about prerequisite software and Commerce Server 2009 R2 software installation, see Installation and Initial Configuration.
Create a new SharePoint 2010 Web application. The Web application is the container for the site collection required to implement a SharePoint 2010 commerce site. The recommended configuration for a SharePoint 2010 commerce site is to extend the Web application into a total of 2 zones; an internal zone which provides the Web interface for business users to access the site (the Default zone), and an external zone which provides the Web interface for shoppers to access the site storefront (the Internet zone). See How to Create and Extend the Commerce Application in SharePoint 2010.
Configure the authentication provider for both the default and the extended zones. See How to Configure the Authentication Provider Using Windows Powershell.
Deploy SharePoint Solution Packages (WSP files). See How to Deploy a SharePoint 2010 Solution Package Using Windows PowerShell.
Configure the SharePoint 2010 application to use Commerce Server 2009 R2 related features and activate Web application level features. See How to Configure a Web Application on the Presentation Tier.
Create a root site collection. See How to Create a Site Collection Using Windows PowerShell.
If your SharePoint 2010 site collection contains site-level features, perform features activation again.
If required, tune the maximum WCF message size. See How to Change the Value for the Maximum WCF Message Size.
If your deployment requires a routing service, see Configuring a SharePoint Routing Service in a Three-Tier Deployment. A routing service is required to deploy rich Internet applications such as the Silverlight-based business users applications provided on the default zone of the Solution Storefront.
See Also
Other Resources
Building the Application Tier in a SharePoint 2010 Commerce Deployment
Walkthrough: Deploying a SharePoint 2010 Commerce Solution in a Three-Tier Topology