Starting and stopping WebSphere Commerce

WebSphere Commerce Studio If you want to start or stop WebSphere Commerce from WebSphere Commerce Studio, refer to the related topic below.

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:

  1. Decide which WebSphere Commerce instance you want to start or stop.
  2. Follow the instructions for stopping and starting an application server for your platform:

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.