It is very important that you complete these steps in the following sequence. To install and configure Commerce Enabled Portal of WebSphere Commerce, do the following:
- Review the information in Deploying Commerce Enabled Portal.
Note: Remember to configure the directory services with WebSphere Commerce. For more information, see Directory services and WebSphere Commerce. - Disable WebSphere Application Server global security on the WebSphere Commerce machine, if enabled. For more information, see your WebSphere Application Server product documentation.
Note: Before enabling the LDAP, create a Payment instance for commerce enabled portals sample stores. For more information, see Creating a WebSphere Commerce Payments instance. - Ensure that the LDAP server and database service specific to the LDAP server are started.
- Install WebSphere Commerce and the Commerce Enabled Portal feature on the WebSphere Commerce machine, if you have not already installed this. After installation, configure the Commerce Enabled Portal on your WebSphere Commerce machine. For more information, see Configuring Commerce Enabled Portal on your WebSphere Commerce machine.
Note: Ensure that an SSL certificate is set up on the HTTP server of the WebSphere Commerce machine. If you are using the IBM HTTP server, see Creating a new self-signed certificate for SSL and changing encryption for more information. Then copy the certificate to the WebSphere Portal Server machine. The SSL certificate will be used during configuration of Commerce Enabled Portal on your WebSphere Portal Server machine.
- Ensure that WebSphere Application Server global security is enabled on the WebSphere Portal Server machine.
- If your WebSphere Portal Server machine is configured with a Web server, ensure that the Web server is started on the WebSphere Portal Server machine.
- Install the Commerce Enabled Portal feature of WebSphere Commerce on your WebSphere Portal Server machine. For more information, see Installing Commerce Enabled Portal on your WebSphere Portal machine.
- Copy the Miscellaneous folder from the WebSphere Commerce machine to the WebSphere Portal Server. For more information, see Copying the miscellaneous directory to the WebSphere Portal Server.
- Configure Commerce Enabled Portal on your WebSphere Portal Server machine.
- Start your payment instance.
- Set up WebSphere Commerce Payments for your store. For more information, see theWebSphere Commerce Information Center, topic "Setting up WebSphere Commerce Payments for your store."
When you have successfully installed and configured all of the above, Commerce Enabled Portals will be integrated on both WebSphere Commerce and WebSphere Portal and you will have a running sample portal store.