Minions
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:
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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 |
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.