IBM SG24-6320-00 manual Create test instance, Create a WebSphere Commerce instance

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Note: The following log files are shared between WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server, and may thus contain information for both products:

<was_home>\logs\WASFixes.log <was_home>\logs\WASFixPack.log <was_home>\logs\WASFixes.err.log <was_home>\logs\WASFixPack.err.log

9.3.2 Create test instance

To verify that the installation is functional, it is recommended that you create a test instance for WebSphere Commerce and WebSphere Commerce Payments.

Create a WebSphere Commerce instance

1.Ensure that the Configuration Manager is started. Refer to Appendix A., “Managing WebSphere Commerce components” on page 239 for details.

2.Expand and right-click the tree <WC_node> -> Commerce -> Instance List and select Create Instance....

3.The Instance window of the Commerce Instance Creation Wizard opens. Enter the instance properties and click Next. We entered the following information:

–Instance Name: test

–Merchant Key: 0123456789abcdef

–Site Admin ID: wcsadmin

–Site Admin Password: www444w4

–Confirm Site Admin Password: www444w4

Note: The chosen Site Administrator user ID and password is only for test purposes. It is strongly recommended to choose different values for a production site.

When choosing a password for the site administrator, the password must adhere to the following rules:

Must contain at least one alphabetic character.

Must contain at least one numeric character.

The same character cannot occur more than four times in total.

The same character cannot occur consecutively more than three times.

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