Install Sitecore

This blog gives brief directions for installing Sitecore with Commerce Server

Web Server Setup

The Sitecore installation is a bit more manual than usual. Extract the installation zip and do the following:

1. Create a Commerce Server user in Windows
2. Add the Sitecore directories (Data, Databases, Website) to the webroot location
3. Give the website permissions for the Network Service, IUSR, and Commerce Server users.

IIS Setup

IIS needs the following features installed:

1. .NET 4.5
2. MVC
3. Web Server Role
4. App Pool running under the Commerce Server/Sitecore user
5. 32 bit mode enabled

MongoDb

MongoDb needs to be running as a service.

SQL Server

1. Ensure that SQL authentication is enabled at the server level
2. Create the Sitecore user account
3. Attach the Sitecore databases and assign the user account permissions

Commerce Server

1. Standard Commerce Server installation
2. Change the Web Services to use the Commerce Server windows account
3. Run Azman to update the security permissions on the xml files in the web services
4. Run the pup file to create a new Commerce Server site
5. Import or create a new catalog in the Catalog Manager