Specifications

1-4 Point-of-Sale Administrator Guide
Installing with the Install Script
To establish an initial Point-of-Sale installation or to create a demonstration system, use the Point-of-Sale
installation script as described in this section. Note that the installation script is not appropriate for all
installations:
• 360Commerce expects implementation teams to develop custom procedures for actual register
installations, which may or may not be based on the script described here. See “Creating a Custom
Installation” on page 1-12 for guidelines.
• If you intend to use a different JRE than the Sun JRE installed by the Point-of-Sale installation script
(for example, if the Sun JRE is not supported by your hardware), see “Changing the JRE” on page 1-
10 before performing the procedures described in this section.
Determining Server Tier
Machines and logical components of the Point-of-Sale application are defined in the following table:
When you run the installation script, it asks you to specify a Server Tier Type. The available types are:
• Stand-alone/Collapsed—Choose this option to run the Point-of-Sale on one machine without client-
server components. This configuration runs in one JVM. It is typically used for development and
demos, but not for production systems.
• N-Tier Client—Choose this when installing the client component.
• N-Tier Store Server—Choose this when installing the store server component.
Note: Choose both N-Tier Client and N-Tier Store Server to install both components on the same
machine.
• N-Tier Database Server—Choose this when installing the database server component.
Table 1-6 Server Tier Logical Components
Machine Description
Store Server The machine that runs the server component of Point-of-Sale. There is at
least one store server for each store. This component runs as a service. This
machine may also house the Back Office Server and other 360Store
components such as the 360Store database and Unleashed Point-of-Sale.
Point-of-Sale Clients The machines that execute the Point-of-Sale transactions; they are typically
cash registers.
Database Server The machine that houses the 360Store database. This machine may or may
not be the same as the store server.
JMS Server The machine that houses the JMS server software.