Operating system prerequisites for installing WebSphere Commerce Developer

Ensure that the machine on which you want to install WebSphere Commerce Developer meets the operating system requirements listed in this topic.

For information on the required software levels of WebSphere Commerce Developer co-requisite software, see Recommended software, fixes, and settings for WebSphere Commerce Version 8.0.

WebSphere Commerce Developer has 32-bit and 64-bit kernel support for the following versions of Windows:
Windows 7 Ensure that you have one of the following Microsoft Windows operating systems installed:
  • Windows 7 Professional
  • Windows 7 Ultimate
Windows 10 Ensure that you have one of the following Microsoft Windows operating systems installed:
  • Windows 10 Professional
  • Windows 10 Ultimate
Windows Vista
  • Ensure that you have one of the following Microsoft Windows operating systems installed:
    • Windows Vista Enterprise Edition
    • Windows Vista Business Edition
    • Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
Windows XP
  • Ensure that you have one of the following Microsoft Windows operating systems installed:
    • Windows XP Professional SP3
Windows 2003
  • Ensure that you have one of the following Microsoft Windows operating systems installed:
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Service Pack
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Service Pack
Windows 2008
  • Ensure that you have one of the following Microsoft Windows operating systems installed:
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 (64-bit only)
Notes:
  • In addition to the required service pack levels, ensure that your system has all of the latest critical fixes issued by Microsoft. To obtain the latest service packs and critical fixes, see the Microsoft Windows Update Web site.
  • Ensure that you have Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 and 7.0 or higher with the latest critical security updates, and the Adobe Flash plugin installed.
  • If the database server and WebSphere Commerce server are in different machines, the clocks for both machines must be the same. Clocks which are synchronized with each other will avoid the available order items being treated as future orders.
  • You might encounter permission problems when opening programs as a non-administrator on Windows 2008, Windows Vista and Windows 7, with UAC enabled. To avoid these problems:
    • Right-click the program file or shortcut, and select Run as administrator.
    • For console based programs, right-click cmd.exe and select Run as administrator. Run the command from the new console.
    .