Start and stop an application server on AIX, Linux, and Solaris operating environment

Starting an application server starts both the application server and any applications that run inside the application server.

When starting an application server the application server may start successfully but applications running inside an application server may fail to start. Ensure that log files are checked for problems.

Do not start a WebSphere Commerce or WebSphere Commerce Payments application server as root. Starting these application servers as root changes the permissions on important files which may cause WebSphere Commerce and WebSphere Commerce Payments to function incorrectly.

To start an application server:

1. Ensure that your database management system is started.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Issue the following commands in a terminal window

     su - WC_non_root_user
     cd WC_profiledir/bin
     
     
     

   • For a WAS ND manager profile

     su - root
     cd WAS_ND_profiledir/bin
     
     
     

   where:

   WC_non_root_user

   The non-root user ID under which the application server will run.

   WC_profiledir

   The directory for WAS profile used for WebSphere Commerce.

   WAS_ND_profiledir

   The directory for WAS profile used for WAS ND manager profile.

3. Do one of the following:

   • To start an application server, enter

     ./startServer.sh application_servername
     
     
     

   • To stop an application server, enter

     ./stopServer.sh application_servername
     
     
     

   • To start the deployment manager

     ./startManager.sh
     
     
     

   • To stop the deployment manager

     ./stopManager.sh
     
     
     

   where:

   application_servername is the name of the application server you want to start or stop. The default WAS application server name is server1.

4. Check the log files for any problems or errors. The log files are located in directory:

   • WC_profileDir/logs/server1

 

Related Concepts

Application server log files

 

Related tasks

Ensure that WebSphere Commerce is started
Start and stop WebSphere Commerce