There are many possible configurations while deploying WebSphere Portal, WebSphere Commerce, and WebSphere Everyplace Suite. It is important to note that the implementation assumes that both WebSphere Portal and WebSphere Commerce are deployed within the same WebSphere administrative domain. Commerce Enabled Portal must be configured on multiple machines.
Multiple machine configuration
This diagram illustrates Commerce Enabled Portal on two machines. The flows of both non-portal WebSphere Commerce requests and response, and commerce portal requests and response are represented.
In the multi-machines configuration, it is important to configure all machines to participate in the same WebSphere administrative domain. This way, all participating machines share the same single user registry. You must do this to ensure that single sign-on (SSO) and Lightweight Third Party Authentication (LTPA) tokens work properly when deploying WebSphere Portal and WebSphere Commerce on different machines.
The multiple machine configuration requires that the you have the following software installed on the WebSphere Commerce machine:
- WebSphere Commerce 6.0.
Note:For more information on specific software requirements, see Commerce Enabled Portal software requirements.
The multiple machine configuration requires that you have the required software installed on your WebSphere portal machine as documented in the Software Prerequisites for WebSphere Portal 5.1.0.1 in the WebSphere Portal Information Center (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/zones/portal/proddoc.html).
You also need to have the following:
- An LDAP server supported by WebSphere portal and WebSphere Commerce. For more information on supported LDAP server, see Commerce Enabled Portal software requirements. Ensure both the WebSphere Commerce machine and WebSphere portal machine have access to, or can connect to the LDAP server. The LDAP server can be installed on either the WebSphere Commerce machine or the WebSphere portal machine or a third machine.
The multiple machine configuration requires that the following software is installed on your WebSphere Commerce machine:
- WebSphere Commerce Version 6.0
- WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0