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The information contained in this section applies to WebSphere Commerce Version 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in a newer section.WebSphere Commerce is a single, unified e-commerce platform that offers the ability to do business directly with consumers (B2C), directly with businesses (B2B), and indirectly through channel partners (indirect business models). WebSphere Commerce is designed to be a customizable, scalable, and high availability solution that is built to leverage open standards. It provides easy-to-use tools for business users to centrally manage a cross-channel strategy. Business users can create and manage precision marketing campaigns, promotions, catalog, and merchandising across all sales channels.
Installing
Review the following sections for information about installing the WebSphere Commerce product, associated maintenance, and WebSphere Commerce enhancements.
Installing WebSphere Commerce
The following roadmap provides a guide to installing WebSphere Commerce.
Planning to install WebSphere Commerce
The following section provides information to help you plan your configuration of WebSphere Commerce.

Planning to install WebSphere Commerce

The following section provides information to help you plan your configuration of WebSphere Commerce.

Warning: WebSphere Commerce instance creation is not currently supported with available WebSphere Commerce fix packs that require Java 8. If you need to create a new WebSphere Commerce instance, you must do so with Java 7, before upgrading to Java 8.

Note: You cannot run multiple versions of WebSphere Commerce on the same hardware. Ensure that you install WebSphere Commerce Version 8 on a machine that does not have WebSphere Commerce Version 7 or earlier installed.

After you review the following section, you can decide:

What software stack to for WebSphere Commerce.
What topology you want to use for WebSphere Commerce.
What kind of WebSphere Commerce environment you want.