wwwignifycom Tel (888) IGNIFY5 sales@ignifycom Fax (408) 516-9006 Ignify ecommerce Server Configuration 1 Hardware Requirement (Minimum configuration) Item Requirements Notes Operating System Processor Disk Requirements 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 Intel Xeon Core 2 Duo Processor (Dual Processor recommended) 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 While Ignify ecommerce can run databases as well as applications in a single server, it is recommended that SQL Server be kept on a separate server than applications * For database servers only standard or enterprise editions are recommended If a 3-node or higher database cluster is then the enterprise edition is required
wwwignifycom Tel (888) IGNIFY5 sales@ignifycom Fax (408) 516-9006 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 60 or higher Microsoft NET Framework 20 or above MSXML 40 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
wwwignifycom Tel (888) IGNIFY5 sales@ignifycom Fax (408) 516-9006 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) Figure 14 Web Farm ecommerce deployment
wwwignifycom Tel (888) IGNIFY5 sales@ignifycom Fax (408) 516-9006 2 Two Server Deployment Ignify ecommerce Server hosting all web sites and SQL Reporting Server on one server in DMZ and Ignify ecommerce Database Server hosting SQL database on a second server behind the firewall While this deployment has a higher level of security it does not provide any redundancy or load balancing Figure 12 Two Server Deployment ecommerce deployment
wwwignifycom Tel (888) IGNIFY5 sales@ignifycom Fax (408) 516-9006 3 Separate Store Manager Deployment (aka Three Server Deployment) Ignify ecommerce Store Server in DMZ, Ignify ecommerce Manager & Services in intranet on Ignify ecommerce Manager Server Ignify ecommerce Database Server hosting SQL Server 2005 in intranet This scenario requires two instances of SQL 2005 Reporting Servers one in DMZ and one in your intranet Figure 13 Separate Store Manager / Three server ecommerce deployment
wwwignifycom Tel (888) IGNIFY5 sales@ignifycom Fax (408) 516-9006 5 Security and Network configuration Each of the above scenarios requires specific security and network configuration Details for the same are provided below Scenario Network Configuration Firewall Configuration Web Farm Deployment Store Domain should be mapped to a single load balanced IP address Two Server Deployment Multiple Servers hosting front store should be configured as a load balanced cluster Manager and Services should be mapped to a single IP address of the server hosting these sites in intranet zone Store, Manager and Services domain should be mapped to a single IP address of the Application Server Web Farm hosting Store would be in DMZ Application Server hosting Manager and Services would be in Intranet Database would be in intranet DMZ from intranet to allow SQL Traffic (Port - 1433 usually) from store application server(s) to the database server internet from DMZ to allow HTTP (port 80), HTTPS (port 443) and SMTP (port 25) traffic SMTP should be secured by allowing only the local server to send emails Application Server would be in DMZ while Database server would be in intranet DMZ from intranet to allow SQL Traffic (Port - 1433 usually) from application server to the database server internet from DMZ to allow HTTP (port 80), HTTPS (port 443) and SMTP (port 25) traffic SMTP should be secured by allowing only the local server to send emails Two Server with Separate Store Domain should be First Application Server hosting
wwwignifycom Tel (888) IGNIFY5 sales@ignifycom Fax (408) 516-9006 Scenario Network Configuration Firewall Configuration Manager Panel Deployment (aka Three Server deployment) mapped to single IP address of the server hosting the store in DMZ zone Manager and Services should be mapped to a single IP address of the server hosting these sites in intranet zone store would be in DMZ Second Application Server hosting Manager and Services would be in Intranet Database would be in intranet DMZ from intranet to allow SQL Traffic (Port - 1433 usually) from store application server to the database server internet from DMZ to allow HTTP (port 80), HTTPS (port 443) and SMTP (port 25) traffic SMTP should be secured by allowing only the local server to send emails