A WebSphere Commerce instance is started and stopped as an application server called WC_instance_name, where instance_name is the name of the WebSphere Commerce instance you want to start or stop. For example, to start a WebSphere Commerce instance called demo, you would need to start an application server called WC_demo.
To start or stop a WebSphere Commerce instance, do the following:
- Decide which WebSphere Commerce instance you want to start or stop.
- Follow the instructions for stopping and starting an application server for
your platform:
- Starting and stopping an application server on AIX, Linux, and Solaris Operating Environment
- Starting and stopping an application server on Linux
- Starting and stopping an application server on iSeries
- Starting and stopping an application server on Windows
- Starting and stopping WebSphere Commerce within the WebSphere Commerce development environment
- Starting and stopping WebSphere Commerce within WebSphere Commerce development environment
If WebSphere Commerce Payments is not already started, you may want to start it after starting WebSphere Commerce. For instructions on starting WebSphere Commerce Payments, refer to the related topics below.