How to Install Commerce Server 2009 R2 Using the Installation Wizard

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You can use the Commerce Server 2009 R2 Installation Wizard to install Commerce Server components on your system. Depending on your requirements, you can install the full Enterprise or Standard Edition on your machine, the Desktop Business Management Tools only, or the BizTalk Adapters only

These procedures assume that you have installed all pre-requisite software, as listed in Minimum Hardware Requirements.

See the following sections for more information:

  • Installing the Commerce Server 2009 "R2" Enterprise or Standard Edition

  • Installing the Desktop Business Management Tools Only

  • Installing the BizTalk Adapters Only

You do not have to install all the Commerce Server 2009 R2 components upon initial installation. For more information, see How to Add or Remove Commerce Server 2009 R2 Components.

Hh567742.alert_caution(en-us,CS.95).gifImportant Note:

You must have a minimum of 200MB of free space available on the drive containing your temporary directory, even if you are installing Commerce Server 2009 R2 on a different drive. The setup program for Commerce Server 2009 R2 copies temporary files to the drive where your temporary directory is located during initial installation. 

Installing the Commerce Server 2009 R2 Enterprise or Standard Edition

You can install all Commerce Server 2009 R2 components on your machine (for a single server deployment, for example), or a subset of components, as required. For information about the components required based on your deployment topology, see deployment walkthroughs under Deploying Commerce Solutions and Content Also, note that not all Commerce Server 2009 R2 components are available with the Standard Edition, as noted in the following procedure.

To install Commerce Server 2009 R2 Enterprise or Standard Edition

  1. Log on to the server with a user account that has local administrator permissions.

  2. To begin the installation, do one of the following:

    • If you are accessing the software image from the Commerce Server 2009 R2 DVD, insert the DVD in the computer's drive. The setup program starts automatically.

    • If you are accessing the software image on a local or remote hard drive, go to the appropriate location, open the Setup folder and double-click the Setup.exe file to launch the setup program.

    Note

    If the setup program detects that any prerequisite software is missing, it displays a message to that effect. Click Close to exit Setup. Install the required software and resume the Commerce Server 2009 R2 installation.

  3. On the opening page, click Install Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 R2 Enterprise Edition on this computer (or the Standard Edition equivalent if installing the Standard Edition) to start the Installation Wizard.

  4. On the License Agreement page, read the license agreement, select Yes, I accept the terms of the license agreement, and click Next.

  5. On the Component Installation page, the following are selected by default: Enterprise Edition, Commerce Foundation, Commerce Foundation Components. Unselect them as required or select any additional components you want to install. Note that some components may not be available for selection if the installation requirements have not been met.

    1. Select the Commerce Foundation component and one or more of the following sub-components:

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      Commerce Foundation Components

      Install the core Commerce Server 2009 R2 server-side components and multi-channel capabilities. This component is mandatory with the Commerce Server 2009 R2 component.

      Data Warehouse and Reporting

      Install the Data Warehouse Analytics service. You use this service to store and manage data for data mining and to generate reports for site trend analysis.

      Not available with the Commerce Server 2009 R2 Standard Edition.

      Direct Mailer

      Install the Direct Mailer service. You use this service to send bulk e-mail messages to a specified group of recipients.

      Not available with the Commerce Server 2009 R2 Standard Edition.

      Health Monitoring Service

      Install the Health Monitoring Service. You use this service to monitor Commerce Server 2009 R2 Web services.

      Not available with the Commerce Server 2009 R2 Standard Edition.

      Volume Shadow Copy Writer Service

      Install the Volume Shadow Copy Writer Service (VSS). You use this service to support backup and restore of Commerce Server 2009 R2 application data.

      Staging

      Install the Commerce Server 2009 R2 Staging (CSS) service. You use this service to move your Web site content and business data from one environment to another.

      Not available with the Commerce Server 2009 R2 Standard Edition.

    2. If applicable, select the Commerce Presentation component and one or more of the following sub-components:

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      Commerce Presentation Components

      Install the Commerce Server 2009 R2 client-side libraries that allow you to make calls to the Commerce Foundation API from an application. This component is mandatory with the Commerce Presentation component.

      Web Parts and Templates

      Install the Commerce Server 2009 R2 Web parts and site templates for use with SharePoint. Also provides an out-of-the-box SharePoint site that you can customize as required. You must have SharePoint installed on your system to use this component.

    3. If applicable, select the BizTalk Adapters component to install the Commerce Server 2009 R2 Adapters for BizTalk Server, which includes the Catalog, Inventory, Profiles, and Orders adapters.

    4. If applicable, select the Desktop Business Management Tools component and one or more of the following sub-components:

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      Catalog Manager

      Install the Catalog Manager. You use this component to import, export, create and manage online catalogs.

      Catalog and Inventory Schema Manager

      Install the catalog and Inventory Schema Manager. You use this component to define new property elements and manage database schemas for the Catalog and Inventory systems.

      Marketing Manager

      Install the marketing Manager. You use this component to personalize the shopper experience on a Web site.

      Customer and Orders Manager

      Install the Customer and Orders Manager. You use this component to manage information stored in the Orders and profiles databases.

    5. If applicable, select the Developer Kits component, and one or more of the following sub-components:

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      Samples

      Install the Commerce Server Samples for developing with Visual Studio and SharePoint.

      Business Tools Extensibility Kit

      The Extensibility Kit also contains the Web (Silverlight) Business Tools that you can use to change product properties and display them on the customer Web site.

      SharePoint Commerce Services Extensibility Kit

      Install the SharePoint extensibility kit for extending the Solution Storefront site.

      Web Business Management Libraries

      Install the Web (Silverlight) Business Libraries, including the library to implement a Commerce Server Business Administration Ribbon. You use these libraries in your Commerce applications to build capability that will change product properties and have those changes appear on the Web site as a customer would see them.

    6. Select the Commerce Server Documentation component to install the complete set of Commerce Server 2009 R2 product documentation.

      Note

      If you do no not choose to install the Commerce Server 2009 R2 documentation, you will not have access to any context-sensitive help associated with Commerce Server 2009 R2 tools from the product interface.

    7. Optionally, browse to a path for the Commerce Server 2009 R2 installation in the Install to box if you do not want to use the default location.

    8. Click Next.

  6. On the Summary page:

    1. Verify that the components that you want to install are listed. To change your selection, click Back to select the components you want to install.

    2. Optionally, click Set and specify credentials for automatic logon if any system reboots are required.

    3. Click Install.

      The Installation Progress page appears. You can click Cancel to stop the installation. Otherwise, wait for the installation to complete

  7. On the Installation Completed page, specify whether you want to launch the Configuration Wizard automatically by selecting or clearing the Launch the Commerce Server Configuration Wizard option, and click Finish.

Installing the Desktop Business Management Tools Only

You can choose to install the Desktop Business Management Tools only your computer. Desktop Business Management Tools include the following:

  • Catalog Manager

  • Catalog Inventory and Schema Manager

  • Marketing Manager

  • Customer and Orders Manager

This procedure is the same for both Enterprise and Standard Editions of Commerce Server 2009 R2.

To install the Commerce Server 2009 R2 Desktop Business Management Tools only

  1. Log on to the server with a user account that has local administrator permissions.

  2. To begin the installation, do one of the following:

    • If you are accessing the software image from the Commerce Server 2009 R2 DVD, insert the DVD in the computer's drive. The setup program starts automatically.

    • If you are accessing the software image on a local or remote hard drive, go to the appropriate location, open the Setup folder and double-click the Setup.exe file to launch the setup program.

    Note

    If the setup program detects that any prerequisite software is missing, it displays a message to that effect. Click Close to exit Setup. Install the required software and resume the Commerce Server 2009 R2 installation.

  3. On the opening page, click Install Microsoft **Commerce Server 2009 R2 Desktop Business Management Tools Only **to start the Installation Wizard.

  4. On the License Agreement page, read the license agreement, select Yes, I accept the terms of the license agreement, and click Next.

  5. On the Component Installation page,

    1. Select the Desktop Business Management Tools component and one or more of the following sub-components:

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      Catalog Manager

      Install the Catalog Manager. You use this component to import, export, create and manage online catalogs.

      Catalog and Inventory Schema Manager

      Install the catalog and Inventory Schema Manager. You use this component to define new property elements and manage database schemas for the Catalog and Inventory systems.

      Marketing Manager

      Install the marketing Manager. You use this component to personalize the shopper experience on a Web site.

      Customer and Orders Manager

      Install the Customer and Orders Manager. You use this component to manage information stored in the Orders and profiles databases.

    2. Optionally, browse to a path for the Commerce Server 2009 R2 installation in the Install to box if you do not want to use the default location. 

    3. Click Next.

  6. On the Summary page:

    1. Verify that the components that you want to install are listed. To change your selection, click Back to select the components you want to install.

    2. Optionally, click Set and specify credentials for automatic logon if any system reboots are required.

    3. Click Install.

      The Installation Progress page appears. You can click Cancel to stop the installation. Otherwise, wait for the installation to complete.

  7. On the Installation Completed page, specify whether you want to launch the Configuration Wizard automatically by selecting or clearing the Launch the Commerce Server Configuration Wizard option, and click Finish.

Installing the BizTalk Adapters Only

If your deployment includes the Microsoft BizTalk Server, you can deploy the Commerce Server 2009 R2 BizTalk Adapters only on your server. Commerce Server 2009 R2 includes the following line-of-business adapters:

  • BizTalk Adapter for Catalogs

  • BizTalk Adapter for Inventory

  • BizTalk Adapter for Orders

  • BizTalk Adapter for Profiles

This procedure is the same for both Enterprise and Standard Editions of Commerce Server 2009 R2.

To install the Commerce Server 2009 R2 BizTalk Adapters Only

  1. Log on to the server with a user account that has local administrator permissions.

  2. To begin the installation, do one of the following:

    • If you are accessing the software image from the Commerce Server 2009 R2 DVD, insert the DVD in the computer's drive. The setup program starts automatically.

    • If you are accessing the software image on a local or remote hard drive, go to the appropriate location, open the Setup folder and double-click the Setup.exe file to launch the setup program.

    Note

    If the setup program detects that any prerequisite software is missing, it displays a message to that effect. Click Close to exit Setup. Install the required software and resume the Commerce Server 2009 R2 installation.

  3. On the opening page, click Install Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 "R2" BizTalk Adapters Only to start the Installation Wizard.

  4. On the License Agreement page, read the license agreement, select Yes, I accept the terms of the license agreement, and click Next.

  5. On the Component Installation page:

    1. Select the BizTalk Adapters component.

    2. Optionally, browse to a path for the Commerce Server 2009 R2 installation in the Install to box if you do not want to use the default location.

    3. Click Next.

  6. On the Summary page:

    1. Verify that the components that you want to install are listed. To change your selection, click Back to select the components you want to install.

    2. Optionally, click Set and specify credentials for automatic logon if any system reboots are required.

    3. Click Install.

      The Installation Progress page appears. You can click Cancel to stop the installation. Otherwise, wait for the installation to complete.

  7. On the Installation Completed page, click Finish.

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