Using Commerce Server Installation Tools

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

This section provides information about how to use the Commerce Server installation tools. Commerce Server provides two tools:

  • Commerce Server Installation Wizard

  • Commerce Server installation command line tool

These tools support installation scenarios that address the needs of developers, IT professionals, business users, and system integrators. The installation scenarios are as follows:

  • Microsoft Commerce Server 2007. Installs the most common program features required to run a Commerce Server 2007 Web server, including the Commerce Server 2007 components and Commerce Server Manager. In addition, you can select from the following optional components to install: Direct Mailer, Project Creation Wizard, Staging, Health Monitoring, and Volume Shadow Copy Writer Service. This installation scenario provides functionality used by IT professionals and developers.

  • Microsoft Commerce Server Business Management Applications. Installs the Business Management Applications that you select: Catalog Manager, Catalog and Inventory Schema Manager, Marketing Manager, and Customer and Orders Manager. Business users and IT professionals use these applications.

  • Microsoft Commerce Server Adapters for Microsoft BizTalk Server. Installs four Commerce Server adapters: BizTalk Adapter for Catalogs, BizTalk Adapter for Inventory, BizTalk Adapter for Orders, and BizTalk Adapter for Profiles. System integrators use the Commerce Server adapters to support line-of-business (LOB) application integration and data exchange.

In addition, with the Commerce Server installation command-line tool, you can perform silent or unattended installation of each Commerce Server 2007 component and feature.

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