Use this panel to provide the target installation directory path for the selected installation package.
This panel is displayed when you click the Modify button on the Default installation directory paths tab on the Installation package invocation properties panel.
Platform
Specifies the platform for the selected package. If you are working in connected mode, then the platform of the local machine is listed. If you are working in disconnected mode, then the platform of the target system is listed. This field is read only.
Architecture
Specifies the processor architecture for the selected package. If you are working in connected mode, then the architecture of the local machine is listed. If you are working in disconnected mode, then the architecture of the target system is listed. This field is read only.
User type
Specifies the type of user who will install the selected package. The choices are Root and Non root, or Administrator and Non administrator for Windows platforms.
Default installation directory path
Specifies the target installation directory path. You can accept the default values or manually enter a directory. If you are working in connected mode, then enter the directory or click Browse to browse for the directory path on the local system. If you are working in disconnected mode, then enter the path to the directory relative to the target system.
The default values for the installation directory are based on the target platform and user type. Note that the target system can restrict where a Non root or Non administrator can install software. You can specify directories for both user types.
You can also use the $RESV{invocationID:installLocation} macro value to use the installation directory of another contribution for your feature pack contribution. For example, if you want the feature pack to be installed into the same location as your Network Deployment contribution, the following macro can be used as install location for the feature pack: $RESV{6.1.0-WS-WASND_1-1:installLocation} where 6.1.0-WS-WASND_1-1 is the invocation identifier of the Network Deployment package.
Please see the following table for examples of the Windows and Linux defaults:
Operating system | Architecture | User type | Installation directory path |
---|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows | Intel IA32 | Non administrator | C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer |
Microsoft Windows | Intel IA32 | Administrator | C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer |
Linux | Intel IA32 | Non root | $JP{user.home}/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer The installation directory is constructed using a macro which will use the current user's home directory as designated by the target installation machine. The $JP macro indicates that the user.home Java property will be used to resolve the current user's home directory. |
Linux | Intel IA32 | Root | /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer |