Starting and stopping WebSphere Commerce

The WebSphere Commerce instance is created and administered within a WebSphere Application Server profile. To start or stop a WebSphere Commerce instance you must start or stop the associated WebSphere Application Server profile.

Before you begin

For security reasons, you might be prompted to input the WebSphere Application Server administrator ID and password to stop a WebSphere Application Server profile. The WebSphere Application Server administrator ID associated with the WebSphere Commerce instance is the same as the Configuration Manager ID.