Opening the Configuration Manager on Windows

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. Ensure that the IBM WC Configuration Manager server process is running by doing the following:

   1. Do one of the following:

      • Open the Computer Management console by selecting Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management and then expand Services and Applications and select Services.

      • Open the Computer Management console by selecting Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.

   2. Check that the IBM WC 6.0 Configuration Manager server service has a status of Started.
      

      Leaving the IBM WC 6.0 Configuration Manager server service running could potentially pose a security problem. Stop the IBM WC 6.0 Configuration Manager server service when you are not using Configuration Manager. By default, this service is stopped when you exit Configuration Manager.

      To prevent potential security problems, you should also ensure that the IBM WC Configuration Manager server is set for manual startup, not automatic.

3. Select Start > Programs > IBM WebSphere > Commerce Server v6.0 > Configuration Manager.

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