Deploying non-production virtual environments

IBM WebSphere Commerce Patterns 2.1.0.1 non-production environments for multiplatform provide virtualization of a single-tier environment for non-production purposes. Deploy these virtual system patterns with IBM PureApplication Software V2.1.0 IBM PureApplication System V2.1.0, or IBM PureApplication Service V2.1.0 to get a 64-bit virtual machine with WebSphere Commerce Enterprise Version 7, Feature Pack 8, and Fix Pack 9 installed and enabled on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. After deployment, use the Virtualization WebSphere Commerce test environment for non-production purposes, as if you installed and configured WebSphere Commerce in a native environment. If you have customizations in a WebSphere Commerce Build and Deployment tool server deployment package, you can deploy them along with the newly created virtual system. The virtual system instance has the latest fix pack, feature pack, and interim fixes applied. If you want to apply any newer fix pack or interim fixes in the future, you can deploy them to the virtual system instance in the workload console.

Virtual Application Pattern

You can also deploy the non-production pattern as a virtual application pattern. In some cases, the imported virtual system pattern might point to another image. Ensure that the correct WebSphere Application Server 7.0.0.31 Hypervisor Edition is used before you deploy the virtual application pattern.