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The information contained in this section applies to IBM WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 and Feautre Pack 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.
Installing
Review this section for information about installing the WebSphere Commerce product, associated maintenance, and WebSphere Commerce enhancements.
Deploying WebSphere Commerce virtual system patterns or virtual application patterns
WebSphere Commerce provides virtual system patterns and virtual application patterns that you can use to deploy a virtual WebSphere Commerce environment. You can use the patterns with IBM PureApplication System V2.1.0, IBM PureApplication Software V2.1.0, or the IBM PureApplication Service V2.1.0.
Deploying production virtual environments
IBM WebSphere Commerce Patterns V2.1.0.1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux provide virtualization of a multitier environment for production purposes. Deploy these virtual system patterns with IBM PureApplication Software V2.1.0, IBM PureApplication System V2.1.0, or IBM PureApplication Service V2.1.0 to get a 64-bit virtual machine with WebSphere Commerce Enterprise Version 7, Feature Pack 8, and Fix Pack 9 installed and enabled on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. After deployment, use the Virtualization WebSphere Commerce environment for production purposes, as if you installed and configured WebSphere Commerce in a native environment. If you have customizations in a WebSphere Commerce Build and Deployment tool server deployment package, you can deploy them along with the newly created virtual system. The virtual system instance has the latest fix pack, feature pack, and interim fixes applied. If you want to apply any newer fix pack, or interim fixes in the future, you can deploy them to the virtual system instance in the workload console.
Overview of the deployed WebSphere Commerce environment
Review the following information about the WebSphere Commerce system that you deployed.
Cache replication
The IBM WebSphere Commerce Patterns V2.1.0.1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux creates an internal replication domain for your application and enables cache replication in each cluster member.

Cache replication

The IBM WebSphere Commerce Patterns V2.1.0.1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux creates an internal replication domain for your application and enables cache replication in each cluster member.

For information about cache replication definition and configuration, see Enable cache replication on this data replication domain for all WebSphere Portal and WebSphere Commerce cluster members.
For information about enabling cache replication see the following topics in the WebSphere Commerce Knowledge Center:
- Clustering with vertical cluster members
- Clustering with horizontal cluster members

Commerce production pattern enables cache replication for commerce clusters. The recommended replication type is Not Shared to distinguish cache invalidations among multiple commerce cluster members.