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Starting and stopping a WebSphere Commerce Payments application server
WebSphere Commerce Payments can be started and stopped as an application server.
The application server can also be started or stopped from the Windows Services panel by starting or stopping the IBM WebSphere Application Server V7 -wpm_ payments_instance service. For example, if you have a WebSphere Commerce Payments instance called wpm, then the Windows Service is IBM WebSphere Application Server V7 - wpm_Commerce_Payments_Server.
To start or stop a WebSphere Commerce Payments application server:
- Decide which WebSphere Commerce Payments application server to start or stop.
- Start/stop the payments application server.