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The information contained in this section applies to WebSphere Commerce Version 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in a newer section.WebSphere Commerce is a single, unified e-commerce platform that offers the ability to do business directly with consumers (B2C), directly with businesses (B2B), and indirectly through channel partners (indirect business models). WebSphere Commerce is designed to be a customizable, scalable, and high availability solution that is built to leverage open standards. It provides easy-to-use tools for business users to centrally manage a cross-channel strategy. Business users can create and manage precision marketing campaigns, promotions, catalog, and merchandising across all sales channels.
Troubleshooting
Installation issues
Both installing and uninstalling WebSphere Commerce encompass a wide range of steps. If you encounter problems, refer to the following resources for assistance.
WebSphere Commerce server installation issues
If you encounter problems during the installation of the WebSphere Commerce server, review the following issues.
Missing vac.lic RPM when you attempt to install WebSphere Commerce V8.0 on Linux
When you try to install WebSphere Commerce V8.0 on either Linux on an IBM Power System or Linux on System z (zSeries) with a DB2 database, the installation wizard warns you that the vac.lic RPM is missing.

User Guide
The information contained in this section applies to WebSphere Commerce Version 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in a newer section.WebSphere Commerce is a single, unified e-commerce platform that offers the ability to do business directly with consumers (B2C), directly with businesses (B2B), and indirectly through channel partners (indirect business models). WebSphere Commerce is designed to be a customizable, scalable, and high availability solution that is built to leverage open standards. It provides easy-to-use tools for business users to centrally manage a cross-channel strategy. Business users can create and manage precision marketing campaigns, promotions, catalog, and merchandising across all sales channels.
- Planning
  Creating a custom implementation of a WebSphere Commerce store requires a significant amount of planning. From gathering client needs, to deploying the live solution, much work is needed to successfully deploy a custom client store. Use the resources in here to help you plan every phase of store creation.
- Installing
  Review the following sections for information about installing the WebSphere Commerce product, associated maintenance, and WebSphere Commerce enhancements.
- Migrating
  Before you migrate to WebSphere Commerce Version 8.0, review this information to help plan and execute your migration.
- Deploying
  The topics in this section describe how to publish stores to either a test or production environment, and how to deploy customized code.
- Operating
- Integrating
  Topics in the Integrating category highlight the tasks that are commonly performed for using WebSphere Commerce in combination with other products.
- Administering
- Tutorials
  WebSphere Commerce provides many tutorials to help you customize and understand your WebSphere Commerce instance and stores.
- Samples
- Developing
  The topics in the Developing section describe tasks performed by an application developer.
- Compliance
  The following section describes how you can leverage WebSphere Commerce features and functionality to help your site be compliant with different privacy and security standards.
- Securing
  These topics describe the security features of WebSphere Commerce and how to configure these features.
- Performance
- Troubleshooting
  - WebSphere Commerce messages
  - Contacting HCL Customer Support
    HCL Customer Support provides assistance with product defects. Contact HCL if you require assistance with an WebSphere Commerce problem.
  - Installation issues
    Both installing and uninstalling WebSphere Commerce encompass a wide range of steps. If you encounter problems, refer to the following resources for assistance.
    - WebSphere Commerce Developer installation issues
      If you encounter problems during the installation of WebSphere Commerce Developer, review the following issues.
    - WebSphere Commerce server installation issues
      If you encounter problems during the installation of the WebSphere Commerce server, review the following issues.
      - The cancel button is not disabled.
        After you confirm the cancellation of a WebSphere Commerce installation, the cancel button is not disabled.
      - Problems are encountered when you uninstall by using a Hummingbird Exceed client
        A blank screen is shown when you uninstall WebSphere Commerce.
      - The installer is unable to run in graphical mode
        While attempting to install WebSphere Commerce, you receive a graphical mode error.
      - Warning messages are displayed in a terminal session
        When using an install wizard, a Scroll bar warning is logged.
      - "Error adding object to vendor database" message when you install WebSphere Commerce
        During the installation of WebSphere Commerce, you see an error that is related to vendor databases.
      - Missing vac.lic RPM when you attempt to install WebSphere Commerce V8.0 on Linux
        When you try to install WebSphere Commerce V8.0 on either Linux on an IBM Power System or Linux on System z (zSeries) with a DB2 database, the installation wizard warns you that the vac.lic RPM is missing.
      - Silent installation on AIX fails due to insufficient space reported in the /tmp directory
        Silent installation on the AIX platform fails due to the report of insufficient space in the /tmp directory when the setup_aix script is run.
      - Error received during copying of files
        Long installation paths can cause errors with some software that interacts with WebSphere Commerce, and also when clustering WebSphere Commerce applications.
      - Errors in the SystemOut.log file during the quick installation
        An error appears in the SystemOut.log file during a quick installation and before the WebSphere Application Server PTF is applied.
      - Port conflicts during the installation of WebSphere Commerce
        A message about port conflicts is logged during the installation of WebSphere Commerce.
      - WebSphere Commerce custom installation failure: "WebSphere Application Server Installed as Root"
        After you install the database, Web server, and WebSphere Application Server as the root user, the WebSphere Commerce Installation wizard fails with the following message: WebSphere Application Server Installed as Root.
  - WebSphere Application Server issues
    Review this information when you encounter problems with the WebSphere Application Server that is associated with your WebSphere Commerce instance.
  - Configuration issues
    If you encounter problems while configuring WebSphere Commerce, refer to the following resources for assistance.
  - Web server issues
    Review this information when you encounter problems with the Web server that is associated with your WebSphere Commerce instance.
  - General issues
    Review the following information when you encounter any general problems with WebSphere Commerce.
  - Update Installer issues
    If you encounter issues with the WebSphere Commerce Update Installer, refer to the following topics.
  - Fix pack issues
    If you encounter problems during the installation or uninstallation of the WebSphere Commerce fix pack, review the following issues:
  - WebSphere Commerce Developer fix pack issues
    Common fix pack installation problems and solutions for WebSphere Commerce Developer.
  - Deployment
    The troubleshooting information for deployment is divided into the following categories: Custom WebSphere Commerce database assets, Custom WebSphere Commerce Enterprise Application (EAR) or Java EE assets and Custom WebSphere Commerce Web server assets.
  - Access control problems
    Access control problems are often indicated by generic application errors with error message keys such as _ERR_USER_AUTHORITY. The first step in problem determination is to enable tracing for the access control component.
  - Catalogs
    If you encounter problems when you are managing or displaying catalogs, refer to the troubleshooting information to help determine the problem and find possible solutions.
  - Contracts
    If you encounter problems working with contracts, review the following troubleshooting topics.
  - Messages
    Problems encountered when sending e-mail for error notification.
  - Workspaces
    If you encounter problems while using workspaces, refer to the troubleshooting information to help determine the problem and find possible solutions.
  - Management Center
    If you encounter problems while using the Management Center, refer to the troubleshooting information to help determine the problem and find possible solutions.
  - Aurora starter store
    If you encounter problems when you use the Aurora starter store, refer to the troubleshooting information to help determine the problem and find possible solutions.
  - Changed data
    When data is changed in the WebSphere Commerce database, it will sometimes appear not to have any effect on the server functionality -- specifically, when the values are modified directly through loading utilities or through SQL statements. Certain tables are cached for performance reasons, and their values will not be reread by WebSphere Commerce until the server is restarted or the registry is refreshed. Examples of cached tables are the STORE table or the URLREG table.
  - Promotion code problem
    When you try to log on to the storefront in a B2C store, the Logon URL is used to log on to the system. If information already exists for the guest customer, the guest customer's basic information, such as their shopping cart, is merged with the registered user. You might experience the following problem with the shopping cart merge because of promotion codes.
  - Guest shopping in the advanced B2B direct store
    When you try to log on to the storefront in an advanced B2B direct store, the Logon URL is used to log on to the system. If information already exists for the guest shopper, the guest shopper's basic information, such as their shopping cart, is merged with the registered user. You might experience the following problem with the shopping cart merge because of multiple pending shopping carts for the registered user.
  - Enabling error message details in the storefront
    The storefront hides specific error details from shoppers by default for security purposes. For example, instead of seeing a 404 error page with details, shoppers instead see a generic error page. If you need to enable error message details in the storefront, to satisfy a particular business requirement, you can enable verbose error messages in the configuration file.
  - Publishing a store archive
  - Storefront categories do not display after you publish a store archive
    After successfully publishing a store archive, the category navigation menu is not displayed in your storefront. For example, in the Aurora starter store, the Department menu does not display any categories.
  - Storefront does not display catalog filters
    When a catalog filter is applied to your store, the store continues to display catalog entries that are not included in the filtered catalog.
  - WebSphere Commerce Developer
    You might experience the following problems when you use WebSphere Commerce Developer.
  - Inventory issues
  - Logging issues
  - Member group issues
  - Promotions issues
  - Tax
    If you encounter problems while using the tax codes or calculation codes, refer to the troubleshooting information to help determine the problem and find possible solutions.
  - Utilities
    If you encounter problems while using WebSphere Commerce utilities, refer to the following troubleshooting information to help determine the problem and find possible solutions.
  - WebSphere Commerce Search
    If you encounter problems while you use WebSphere Commerce Search, refer to the troubleshooting information to help determine the problem and find possible solutions.
  - Search engine optimization (SEO)
    If you encounter problems using search engine optimization (SEO), review the following issues:
  - REST services
    If you encounter problems with WebSphere Commerce REST services, refer to the troubleshooting information to help determine the problem and find possible solutions.
  - Staging server
    Issues you may encounter while using the stagingprop utility.
  - Administrator is locked out from Administration Console
    In the event you are locked out from the Administration Console, you need to update the database directly to unlock your account.

Linux

Troubleshooting: Missing vac.lic RPM when you attempt to install WebSphere Commerce V8.0 on Linux

When you try to install WebSphere Commerce V8.0 on either Linux on an IBM Power System or Linux on System z (zSeries) with a DB2 database, the installation wizard warns you that the vac.lic RPM is missing.

Problem

The vac.lic RPM was intended to detect the existence of the IBM XL C/C++ Runtime Environment. The IBM XL C/C++ Runtime Environment is required by DB2 9.5 and 9.7 on Linux on IBM Power System or Linux on System z for proper DB2 operation. However, the IBM XL C/C++ Runtime Environment does not package the vac.lic RPM.

Solution

Ensure that the IBM XL C/C++ Runtime Environment is installed. To manually check for the existence and installation of the vacpp.rte RPM, run the following command in a terminal:

rpm -q vacpp.rte

After you confirm that the vacpp.rte RPM exists on the environment, you can safely ignore the missing vac.lic RPM warning and continue with the installation of WebSphere Commerce.

If vacpp.rte RPM does not exist on the environment, install the IBM XL C/C++ Runtime Environment as required by the DB2 requirements. Then, restart the installation of WebSphere Commerce.