Installation default directories and values

The default file paths, URLs, and other reference information that might be needed while installing Rational® Publishing Engine are listed in this topic.
Default installation directories
Default URLs

Default installation directories

Table 1. Default installation directories and documentation conventions.
Name Convention in documentation Default value
Rational Publishing Engine installation directory %RPE_HOME%
  • Administrator installation:
    • For Windows32-bit: C:\Program Files(x86)\IBM\Rational\Publishing Engine
    • For Windows64-bit: C:\Program Files \IBM\Rational\Publishing Engine
    • For Linux: /opt/IBM/Rational/PublishingEngine
  • Non-administrator installation:
    • For Windows: user.home\IBM\Rational\Publishing Engine
    • For Linux: user.home/IBM/Rational/PublishingEngine
Note: If you upgraded from Rational Publishing Engine 1.1.2.2 or earlier, your %RPE_HOME% might include the version number. The version number directory is not included in Rational Publishing Engine 1.2 or later.
Application data directory %APPDATA%
  • Administrator installation:
    • For Windows32-bit: C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\
    • For Windows64-bit: C:\Users\user\AppData\
Temporary files directory %TEMP%
  • Administrator installation:
    • For Windows32-bit: C:\Documents and Settings\user\temp
    • For Windows64-bit: C:\Users\user\AppData\
Rational Publishing Engine Data Services installation directory <RPEDSInstallDir>
  • Administrator installation:
    • For Windows32-bit: C:\Program Files(x86)\IBM\Rational\Publishing Engine\web services\Data Services
    • For Windows64-bit: C:\Program Files \IBM\Rational\Publishing Engine\web services\Data Services
    • For Linux: /opt/IBM/Rational/PublishingEngine/web services/DataServices
  • Non-administrator installation:
    • For Windows: user.home\IBM\Rational\Publishing Engine\web services\Data Services
    • For Linux: user.home/IBM/Rational/PublishingEngine/web services/DataServices
Rational Publishing Engine Web Services application installation directory <RPEWSInstallDir>
  • Administrator installation:
    • For Windows32-bit: C:\Program Files(x86)\IBM\Rational\Publishing Engine\web services
    • For Windows64-bit: C:\Program Files \IBM\Rational\Publishing Engine\web services
    • For Linux: /opt/IBM/Rational/PublishingEngine/webservices
  • Non-administrator installation:
    • For Windows: user.home\IBM\Rational\Publishing Engine\web services
    • For Linux: user.home/IBM/Rational/PublishingEngine/webservices
Rational Publishing Engine Examples installation directory <RPESourceInstallDir>
  • Administrator installation:
    • For Windows32-bit: C:\Program Files(x86)\IBM\Rational\Publishing Engine\source
    • For Windows64-bit: C:\Program Files \IBM\Rational\Publishing Engine\source
    • For Linux: /opt/IBM/Rational/PublishingEngine/source
  • Non-administrator installation:
    • For Windows: user.home\IBM\Rational\Publishing Engine\source
    • For Linux: user.home/IBM/Rational/PublishingEngine/source

Default URLs

Important: The URLs specified in this table are for version 1.2 and later.
Table 2. Default URLs.
Application Default home page
WebSphere® Application Server Administrative Console

http://<server>:<WASAdminport>/ibm/console

where
  • <server> is the server name or the IP address of your server where Rational Publishing Engine is deployed.
  • <WASAdminport> is the Administrative console port number. By default it is 9080.
Apache Tomcat Manager

http://<server>:<TomcatAdminport>/manager/html

where
  • <server> is the server name or the IP address of your server where Rational Publishing Engine is deployed.
  • <TomcatAdminport> is the Manager port number. By default it is 8080.
Rational Publishing Engine Web Services application

http://<server>:<port>/rpews/

where
  • <server> is the server name or the IP address of your server where Rational Publishing Engine is deployed.
  • <port> is the HTTP transport port number. For Apache Tomcat, the port number is 8080 unless you are using a port where the SSL is configure, and then the port number is usually 8443.
Rational Publishing Engine Data Services application

http://<server>:<port>/<DataServices.war_context_path>

where
  • <server> is the server name or the IP address of your server where Rational Publishing Engine is deployed.
  • <port> is the HTTP transport port number. For Apache Tomcat, the port number is 8080 unless you are using a port where the SSL is configure, and then the port number is usually 8443.
  • <DataServices.war_context_path> is the context path you entered when you deployed the Data Services application.
Rational Publishing Engine remote document generation preference

http://server:port/rpews/docgen

where
  • <server> is the server name or the IP address of your server where the Rational Publishing Engine Web Services application is deployed.
  • <port> is the HTTP transport port number. For Apache Tomcat, the port number is 8080 unless you are using a port where the SSL is configure, and then the port number is usually 8443.
Rational Publishing Engine Monitor & Control component administrative user interface

http://server:port/rpews/ui/monitor.html

where
  • <server> is the server name or the IP address of your server where the Rational Publishing Engine Web Services application is deployed.
  • <port> is the HTTP transport port number. For Apache Tomcat, the port number is 8080 unless you are using a port where the SSL is configure, and then the port number is usually 8443.
Rational Publishing Engine Monitor & Control component service preference

http://server:port/rpews/monitor

where
  • <server> is the server name or the IP address of your server where the Rational Publishing Engine Web Services application is deployed.
  • <port> is the HTTP transport port number. For Apache Tomcat, the port number is 8080 unless you are using a port where the SSL is configure, and then the port number is usually 8443.
Rational Publishing Engine Central Management component administrative user interface http://server:port/rpews/ui/library.html
where
  • <server> is the server name or the IP address of your server where the Rational Publishing Engine Web Services application is deployed.
  • <port> is the HTTP transport port number. For Apache Tomcat, the port number is 8080 unless you are using a port where the SSL is configure, and then the port number is usually 8443.
Rational Publishing Engine Central Management component preference http://server:port/rpews/library
where
  • <server> is the server name or the IP address of your server where the Rational Publishing Engine Web Services application is deployed.
  • <port> is the HTTP transport port number. For Apache Tomcat, the port number is 8080 unless you are using a port where the SSL is configure, and then the port number is usually 8443.
Rational Publishing Engine help system

http://<server>:<port>/help/index.jsp

where
  • <server> is the server name or the IP address of your server where the help is deployed.
  • <port> is the HTTP transport port number.
Rational Publishing Engine help update packages if you are downloading help to an internal server

http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/documentation/updatesites/

Rational Publishing Engine local help updater

http://<server>:<port>/help/updater/updatewar.jsp

where
  • <server> is the server name or the IP address of your server where the help is deployed.
  • <port> is the HTTP transport port number.
Rational Publishing Engine help about page

http://<server>:<port>/help/about/about.jsp

where
  • <server> is the server name or the IP address of your server where the help is deployed.
  • <port> is the HTTP transport port number.

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