Complete the system preparation before starting the quick install.
You are required to perform the following tasks to prepare your machine for a
Commerce Server 11.4 install.
Important: Before installing software, make sure you apply any Windows critical
updates to the operating system.
Important: You must have administrative
privileges on the computer where you are installing the software.
Install Prerequisite Software
Install the prerequisite software in the order indicated:
- .NET 4.5
- .NET 3.5
- IIS Server
Note: The installer does not GAC below components. If you are using the Foundation APIs
that are installed, the following components must be added to the GAC on any machines
running
Commerce Server 11.4.
Otherwise, you will receive runtime errors when invoking Foundation APIs. The sample
Reference Storefront site does not use Foundation API:
- Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Caching
- Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Common
- Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling
- Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling.Logging
- Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation
- Microsoft.Practices.Unity
- Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Configuration
- Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Interception
- Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Interception.Configuration
If you are planning to use the BizTalk Adapters, be sure to install BizTalk before you
install Commerce Server 11.4.
The Commerce Server BizTalk Adapters will install only if BizTalk has been installed first.
If you have installed Commerce Server 11.4, then
uninstall Commerce Server, install BizTalk, and then reinstall Commerce Server 11.4.
Admin Privileges for Commerce Server 11.4
The user account created for
Commerce Server 11.4 must have
administrator privileges on the machine where you are deploying
Commerce Server 11.4. In addition,
the account must have the following permissions in SQL Server:
- dbcreator
- public
- securityadmin
See the SQL Server documentation for instructions on making role assignments. For
detailed instructions about creating user accounts and assigning permissions, see Windows
Server documentation.