System Requirements

Minimum hardware and software requirements for Sitecore Commerce 7.5, powered by Commerce Server and Commerce Server 11.1.

Note: Existing Sitecore customers who want to use Commerce Connect and Commerce Server features will need to request an updated license from Sitecore if issued prior to April 1, 2015.

Hardware Requirements

Hardware requirements listed in the following table apply to Sitecore Commerce 7.5, powered by Commerce Server and Commerce Server 11.1.

Table 1. Hardware Requirements
Component Requirement
Computer and processor

Server with processor speed of 2.5 GHz or higher.

Dual processor, 3 GHz or faster recommended
RAM

8 GB for developer or evaluation use

8 GB for production use
Storage NTFS file system-formatted partition with a minimum of 3 GB of free space

Software Requirements

Software requirements listed in the following table apply to Sitecore Commerce 7.5, powered by Commerce Server and Commerce Server 11.1. Any operating system used must be a 64-bit version.

Table 2. Software Requirements
Component Requirement
Operating System One of the following:
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with R2 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (development workstation, non-production environments only)
  • Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 (development workstation, non-production environments only)
Database One of the following:
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 with Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2
Data Tier, Application Tier and Presentation Tier Servers Operating System One of the following:
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Note: Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) must be enabled on data tier and application tier servers.
Note: For Commerce Server Standalone customers using Commerce Foundation, WebDeploy1.1 is required on the application server hosting the Commerce Foundation. To download the WebDeploy 1.1, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=220469
Data Tier Server Database One of the following:
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP3
Presentation Tier Server One of the following:
  • Sitecore 7.5 CXP
  • Other .NET based presentation solutions (CMS, ASP.NET, MVC)
Developer Workstation One of the follwing:
  • Visual Studio 2013
  • Visual Studio 2012

Integration with Sitecore

Pre-requisites for Sitecore Commerce 7.5, powered by Commerce Server and Commerce Server 11.1, are Sitecore 7.2 update 2 or later and Sitecore Commerce Connect 7.2.