Minions

Current version: 10.2

The Commerce Minions role is an instance of the Commerce Engine that runs independently and supports asynchronous processing.

Supported infrastructure

The Minions role can be hosted on:

  • IIS

Refer to the Sitecore Commerce compatibility table for compatible versions.

Reference stucture

The Minions role references the following roles.

Storage roles

The Minions role references the following storage roles:

Role name

Connection string name

Port

Type

Notes

Global database

Global

1433

SQL

Shared Environments database

SitecoreCommerce_SharedEnvironments

1433

SQL

Application roles

The Minions role references the following application roles:

Role name

Connection string name

Default Port

Type

Notes

xm-content-management

None - see notes.

HTTPS

Accesses items via the Sitecore Services Client.

Sitecore Identity

Commerce Search indexes

The Minions role references the Commerce search index provider.

Search index provider

Port, Solr

Type

Notes

Solr

8983

HTTPS

Scaling

Supported combinations

The Commerce Minions role can be combined with any other Commerce Engine role.

Privacy and security

The Commerce Minions role handles personal data in the following ways:

  • Processes Orders and Customers which contain personal data.

Refer to the Sitecore Commerce DevOps Guide for steps to secure the Commerce Minions role.

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