Directory conventions

References in product information to app_server_root, profile_root, and other directories imply specific default directory locations. This topic describes the conventions in use for WebSphere® Application Server.

Default product locations - z/OS [z/OS]

app_server_root
Refers to the top directory for a WebSphere Application Server node.

The node may be of any type—application server, deployment manager, or unmanaged for example. Each node has its own app_server_root. Corresponding product variables are was.install.root and WAS_HOME.

The default varies based on node type. Common defaults are configuration_root/AppServer and configuration_root/DeploymentManager.

configuration_root
Refers to the mount point for the configuration file system (formerly, the configuration HFS) in WebSphere Application Server for z/OS®.

The configuration_root contains the various app_server_root directories and certain symbolic links associated with them. Each different node type under the configuration_root requires its own cataloged procedures under z/OS.

The default is /wasv7config/cell_name/node_name.

plug-ins_root
Refers to the installation root directory for Web Server plug-ins.
profile_root
Refers to the home directory for a particular instantiated WebSphere Application Server profile.

Corresponding product variables are server.root and user.install.root.

In general, this is the same as app_server_root/profiles/profile_name. On z/OS, this will be always be app_server_root/profiles/default because only the profile name "default" is used in WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.

smpe_root
Refers to the root directory for product code installed with SMP/E.

The corresponding product variable is smpe.install.root.

The default is /usr/lpp/zWebSphere/V7R0.

Default product locations (distributed) [AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows]

The following file paths are default locations. You can install the product and other components or create profiles in any directory where you have write access. Multiple installations of WebSphere Application Server products or components require multiple locations. Default values for installation actions by root and non-root users are given. If no non-root values are specified, then the default directory values are applicable to both root and non-root users.

app_client_root
Table 1. Default installation root directories for the WebSphere Application Client.

This table shows the default installation root directories for the WebSphere Application Client.

User Directory
Root

[AIX] /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppClient (Java EE Application client only)

[HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppClient (Java EE Application client only)

[Windows] C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppClient

Non-root

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppClient (Java EE Application client only)

[Windows] C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppClient

app_server_root
Table 2. Default installation directories for WebSphere Application Server.

This table shows the default installation directories for WebSphere Application Server.

User Directory
Root

[AIX] /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

[HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

[Windows] C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer

Non-root

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

[Windows] C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer

cip_app_server_root
A customized installation package (CIP) is an installation package created with IBM® WebSphere Installation Factory that contains a WebSphere Application Server or feature pack product bundled with one or more maintenance packages, an optional configuration archive, one or more optional enterprise archive files, and other optional files and scripts.
Table 3. Default installation root directories for a CIP.

This table shows the default installation root directories for a CIP.

User Directory
Root

[AIX] /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

[HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

[Windows] C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer

Non-root

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

[Windows] C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer

component_root
The component installation root directory is any installation root directory described in this topic. Some programs are for use across multiple components. In particular, the Update Installer for WebSphere Software is for use with WebSphere Application Server, Web server plug-ins, the Application Client, and the IBM HTTP Server. All of these components are part of the product package.
gskit_root
IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit) can now be installed by any user. GSKit is installed locally inside the installing product's directory structure and is no longer installed in a global location on the target system. The following list shows the default installation root directory for Version 7 of the GSKit, where product_root is the root directory of the product that is installing GSKit, for example IBM HTTP Server or the Web server plug-in.
[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris]
product_root/gsk7
[Windows]
product_root\gsk7
if_root
This directory represents the root directory of the IBM WebSphere Installation Factory. Because you can download and unpack the Installation Factory to any directory on the file system to which you have write access, this directory's location varies by user. IBM WebSphere Installation Factory is an Eclipse-based tool which creates installation packages for installing WebSphere Application Server in a reliable and repeatable way, tailored to your specific needs.
iip_root
This directory represents the root directory of an integrated installation package (IIP) produced by the IBM WebSphere Installation Factory. Because you can create and save an IIP to any directory on the file system to which you have write access, this directory's location varies by user. An IIP is an aggregated installation package that can include one or more generally available installation packages, one or more customized installation packages (CIPs), and other user-specified files and directories.

profile_root
Table 4. Default profile directories.

This table shows the default directories for a profile named profile_name on each distributed operating system.

User Directory
Root

[AIX] /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/profile_name

[HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/profile_name

[Windows] C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\profile_name

Non-root

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/

[Windows] C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\

plugins_root
Table 5. Default installation root directories for the Web server plug-ins.

This table shows the default installation root directories for the Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server.

User Directory
Root

[AIX] /usr/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins

[HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins

[Windows] C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Plugins

Non-root

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] user_home/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins

[Windows] C:\IBM\WebSphere\Plugins

Note: If the Web server plug-ins are installed as part of the IBM HTTP Server installation, the installation location is inside the IBM HTTP Server installation location. For example:
/opt/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins
updi_root
Table 6. Default installation root directories for the Update Installer for WebSphere Software.

This table shows the default installation root directories for the Update Installer for WebSphere Software.

User Directory
Root

[AIX] /usr/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller

[HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller

[Windows] C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\UpdateInstaller

Non-root

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] user_home/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller

[Windows] C:\IBM\WebSphere\UpdateInstaller

web_server_root
Table 7. Default installation root directories for the IBM HTTP Server.

This table shows the default installation root directories for the IBM HTTP Server.

User Directory
Root

[AIX] /usr/IBM/HTTPServer

[HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] /opt/IBM/HTTPServer

[Windows] C:\Program Files\IBM\HTTPServer

Non-root

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] user_home/IBM/HTTPServer

[Windows] C:\IBM\HTTPServer

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