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The information contained in this section applies to IBM WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 and Feautre Pack 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.
Administering
WebSphere Commerce instance
Every WebSphere Commerce installation requires at least one instance to function, and each WebSphere Commerce instance can contain one or more stores.
Starting and stopping WebSphere Commerce and its components
Ensuring that the Web server is started
The Web server associated with your WebSphere Commerce instance must to started to ensure you can access the WebSphere Commerce tools.

Ensuring that the Web server is started

The Web server associated with your WebSphere Commerce instance must to started to ensure you can access the WebSphere Commerce tools.

Procedure

Open a Web browser and go to the following URLs:
- http://web_server_host_name
- https://web_server_host_name
Where: web_server_host_name is the fully qualified domain name of the machine on which the Web server runs.
Ensure that a Web page displays and that you do not receive any errors in the browser.

Results

If no page displays, your Web server might not be started or configured correctly. Refer to the documentation for the Web server for instructions on starting the Web server.