Opening the Configuration Manager on AIX, Linux, and Solaris

The Configuration Manager provides a graphical interface for configuring a WebSphere Commerce instance.

1. Ensure server1 is started successfully before modifying instance-specific properties in Configuration Manager. For more information refer to Start and stop WebSphere Commerce.

2. Start the server by doing the following:

   1. Log in as root.

   2. Open a terminal window.

   3. Issue the following command:

      xhost + host_name
      
      
      

      where host_name is the fully qualified domain name of the machine on which you want to run the Configuration Manager.
      

      When starting the Configuration Manager over an X-client such as Exceed, the xhost command must be issued from the console terminal, while the other commands are issued from a terminal session in the X-client. When using an X-client, host_name is the fully-qualified domain name of the X-client machine.

   4. Issue the following command:

      su - wasuser_ID
      
      
      

      where wasuser_ID is the non-root user ID created before installing WebSphere Commerce. The default WAS user name is wasuser.

   5. Issue the following commands

      export DISPLAY=host_name:0.0
      cd WC_installdir/bin
      ./config_server.sh 
      
      
      

      where host_name is the fully qualified domain name of the machine on which you want to run the Configuration Manager.
      Notes:

      • To ensure that the WebSphere Commerce Configuration Manager server and Client are secure, use the -protocol SSL command line option.

      • Do not close the terminal window you entered the config_server.sh command in or the Configuration Manager server will stop.

      • Do not run the Configuration Manager server as a background process - this is a potential security risk.

      • Do not leave the Configuration Manager server running unless there is a client connected - this a potential security risk.

3. Start the client by completing the following tasks:

   1. Open another terminal window.

   2. Issue the following command:

      xhost + host_name
      
      
      

      where host_name is the fully qualified domain name of the machine on which you want to run the Configuration Manager.

   3. Issue the following command:

      su - wasuser_ID
      
      
      

      where wasuser_ID is the non-root user ID created before installing WebSphere Commerce. The default WAS user name is wasuser.

   4. Issue the following commands:

      export DISPLAY=host_name:0.0
      cd WC_installdir/bin
      ./config_client.sh -protocol SSL&
      
      
      

      where host_name is the fully qualified host name of the machine from which you want to access the Configuration Manager.
      

      To ensure that the WebSphere Commerce Configuration Manager server and Client are secure, use the -protocol SSL& command line option.

4. In the Configuration Authentication window, enter the Configuration Manager user ID and password and click OK.

 

Related Concepts

Configuration Manager
WebSphere Commerce configuration file