Planning a Commerce Deployment

This section provides information to help with all aspects of planning a Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 R2 deployment, including secure deployment. This planning information is provided as a prerequisite to all other sections in this guide. It covers important aspects of commerce Web site security that you must consider prior to performing any activities related to the deployment of Commerce Server 2009 R2 environments. Familiarize yourself with this planning information before performing any tasks related to the deployment and secure deployment of Commerce Server 2009 R2 in a production, a test or a development environment.

In This Section

Physical Deployment Topologies

Logical Deployment Architecture

Minimum Hardware Requirements

Planning Secure Access to Commerce Server 2009 R2 Resources

Planning Secure Communications

Securing Your Network with Firewalls and Ports