Opening the Administration Console
Users with Site Administrator access can open the Administration Console.
Restriction:
Many administrative functions in WebSphere Commerce Version 8.0 are impacted by browser limitations imposed by legacy WebSphere Commerce administration tools.
The affected tools include:
- WebSphere Commerce Organization Administration Console
- WebSphere Commerce Administration Console
- WebSphere Commerce Accelerator
- You cannot access these tools on Apple macOS.
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These tools incur restrictive end-user browser limitations, requiring one of the following:
- A Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser configured for compatibility mode;
- Google Chrome with a third-party extension, IE Tab, designed to emulate legacy Microsoft Internet Explorer behavior;
- Microsoft Edge with a third-party extension, IE Tab, designed to emulate legacy Microsoft Internet Explorer behavior.
Before you begin
On the workstation where you are using the Administration Console, set up the display:
- Set the screen area to a minimum of 1024 x 768 pixels.
- Set the color depth to a minimum of 256 colors.
Also, disable or remove any pop-up blocking software. Pop-up blocking software prevents the display of the Administration Console.
Procedure
- Ensure that you have Site Administrator access.
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Start the Administration Console:
- Access the following web address in your browser:
https://host_name:8002/adminconsole
where host_name is the fully-qualified WebSphere Commerce web server host name. The host name may be a virtual host name on the web server
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- Ensure you have started WebSphere Commerce within WebSphere Commerce development environment.
- Access the following web address in your browser:
https://host_name/webapp/wcs/admin/servlet/ToolsLogon?XMLFile=adminconsole.AdminConsoleLogon
where host_name is the fully-qualified WebSphere Commerce development environment web server host name. The host name may be a virtual host name on the web server.
- Access the following web address in your browser:
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Log onto the Administration Console, as follows: