Creating
a WebSphere Commerce instance
After you install all the required
software, you can create a WebSphere Commerce instance.Advanced
users might want to create a WebSphere Commerce instance using Ant
targets.
Before you begin
- Ensure that you are familiar with the concept of a WebSphere Commerce instance.
- Determine whether you want to have multiple instances, and plan
accordingly.WebSphere Commerce supports the creation of multiple WebSphere Commerce instances. That is, with WebSphere Commerce, you can run two or more instances of WebSphere Commerce concurrently by using a different host name for each WebSphere Commerce instance. For more information, see the following topics:
Considerations
when creating multiple WebSphere Commerce instances
Considerations
when creating multiple WebSphere Commerce instances
Considerations
when creating multiple WebSphere Commerce instances
Considerations
when creating multiple WebSphere Commerce instances
Considerations
when creating multiple WebSphere Commerce instances
- Ensure that you are familiar
with database considerations:
- Determine the software requirements for
your instance:
- If you installed WebSphere
Commerce 64-bit, you must install WebSphere Commerce Version 7 Fix
Pack 1 or higher before you create the instance.
About this task
- Production
- A production instance is required to build a WebSphere Commerce
production server. A production instance includes the capabilities
needed for a running WebSphere Commerce site. To create a production instance:
- Using the GUI:
On the Staging page of the instance creation wizard, ensure that
you do not select to use a staging server.
- Silently:
Ensure that you set the
isStagingproperty tofalsein the createInstance.properties file. - Using the GUI:
On the Staging page of the instance creation wizard, ensure that you
do not select to use a staging server.
- Silently:
Ensure that you set the
isStagingproperty tofalsein the createInstance.properties file. - Using the GUI:
On the Staging page of the instance creation wizard, ensure that you
do not select to use a staging server.
- Silently:
Ensure that you set the
isStagingproperty tofalsein the createInstance.properties file. - Using the GUI:
On the Staging page of the instance creation wizard, ensure that you
do not select to use a staging server.
- Silently:
Ensure that you set the
isStagingproperty tofalsein the createInstance.properties file. - Using the GUI:
On the Staging page of the instance creation wizard, ensure that you
do not select to use a staging server.
- Silently:
Ensure that you set the
isStagingproperty tofalsein the createInstance.properties file.
- Staging
- A staging instance is required to build a WebSphere Commerce staging
server. A staging instance includes extra capabilities beyond those
of a production instance. With a staging instance, the Site Administrator
can update the data on the staging server and test the changes, and
then propagate the change to the production server. For more information
about staging servers, see Staging server.
To create a staging instance, see Creating a staging server.
- Authoring
- An authoring instance is required to build an authoring server.
An authoring server is a staging server that has workspaces enabled,
which allows business users to control site changes before propagating
them to your production site. For more information about authoring
servers, see Authoring server.
To create an authoring instance, see Creating an authoring server.