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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.
Restart of the WebSphere Commerce node
Each of the virtual machines in the deployed pattern is configured to automatically start all services that are necessary for WebSphere Commerce if and when the system is rebooted.

Restart of the WebSphere Commerce node

Each of the virtual machines in the deployed pattern is configured to automatically start all services that are necessary for WebSphere Commerce if and when the system is rebooted.

If you restart one or more of the virtual machines in a deployed instance of the pattern, all of the services that are required for the WebSphere Commerce application to run are started automatically.

Restarting an IBM HTTP server or a custom node forces replication to begin immediately. This is a useful way to update new static content or search indexes onto the virtual machines immediately.