Ignify eCommerce Server Configuration
1. Hardware Requirement (Minimum configuration)
Operating System
Web Server: Windows Server 2008 32-bit Web, Standard or Enterprise edition with Service Pack 2 or later. Windows Server 2003 32-bit Web, Standard or Enterprise edition* with Service Pack 2 or later. Database Server: Windows Server 2008 64-bit Standard, Enterprise or Datacenter edition* with Service Pack 2 or later. Windows Server 2008 32-bit Standard, Enterprise or Datacenter edition * with Service Pack 2 or later. Windows Server 2003 64-bit Standard, Enterprise or Datacenter edition* with Service Pack 2 or later. Windows Server 2003 32-bit Standard, Enterprise or Datacenter edition* with Service Pack 2 or later.
Processor
Intel Xeon Core 2 Duo Processor (Dual Processor recommended)
Disk Requirements
Minimum: Three separate disks for Operating System, Application and SQL Data files in case all applications and SQL Server is installed on a single server. Recommended: RAID 1 for Operating System and Applications. RAID 5 for SQL and Log Files.
Having more available disks would improve SQL Server performance.
RAM
6 GB or greater
Network Card
32 bit, 10/100 MB Ethernet
2. Software Requirement (Pre-requisite)
The following components must be installed on the Web Server before you can install Ignify eCommerce Store, Manager or Web Services.
IIS 6.0 or higher
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or above.
MSXML 4.0.
Commerce Related Features/Software
SSL Secure Server (256 bit or higher)
Server Access via
FTP Access
Terminal Services or other remote login mechanism
3. Database Configuration
The following components must be installed on Database Server before you can install Ignify eCommerce Database.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 with the latest Service Pack OR
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with the latest Service Pack
The following components must be installed on Reporting server before you can install Ignify eCommerce Reports. Ignify eCommerce Reports will be installed during Ignify eCommerce Store and Manager Installation.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Server
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Manager
OR
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Server
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Manager
4. Server Access
Both the web server and the database server should be accessible through the following methods for the installation team
FTP Access
Terminal Server/ RDP access
5. Ignify eCommerce Deployment Scenarios
Ignify eCommerce can be deployed in different scenarios based on your requirements.
1. Web Farm Deployment (Recommended configuration) – Ignify eCommerce Store runs on a load balanced web farm in DMZ. Ignify eCommerce Manager and Services Web Site can run on the same web farm or a separate web farm within the intranet. SQL Server can run in an active passive cluster with external storage. This is the recommended configuration for Ignify eCommerce for security as well as scalability This scenario requires multiple instances of SQL Reporting Servers on all farm servers in DMZ and also on Ignify eCommerce Manager Server (if this is a separate web server or web farm).
