References in product information to app_server_root, profile_root, and other directories infer specific default directory locations. This topic describes the conventions in use for WebSphere Application Server.
The corresponding product variable is smpe.install.root.
The default is /usr/lpp/zWebSphere/V6R1.
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 /WebSphere/V6R1.
The node may be of any type—application server, deployment manager, or unmanaged for example. Each node has its own app_server_root. Before Version 6.0 of the product information, this was referred to as the "WAS_HOME" directory. 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.
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.
A CIP is a WebSphere Application Server product bundled with optional maintenance packages, an optional configuration archive, one or more optional enterprise archive files, and other optional files and scripts.
The root user or administrator user (on a Windows system) is capable of registering shared products and installing into system-owned directories. The following default directories are system-owned directories.
These file paths are default locations. You can install the product and other components in any directory where you have write access. You can create profiles in any valid directory where you have write access. Multiple installations of WebSphere Application Server products or components require multiple locations.
/usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppClient (J2EE
Application client only)
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppClient (J2EE
Application client only)
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppClient (J2EE
Application client only)
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppClient (J2EE
Application client only)
C:\Program
Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppClient
/usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer
A CIP is a WebSphere Application Server 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:
/usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/cip/cip_uid
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/cip/cip_uid
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/cip/cip_uid
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/cip/cip_uid
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\cip\cip_uid
The cip_uid variable is the CIP unique ID generated during creation of the build definition file. You can override the generated value in the Build definition wizard. Use a unique value to allow multiple CIPs to install on the system.
/usr/ibm/gsk7
/opt/ibm/gsk7
/opt/ibm/gsk7
/opt/ibm/gsk7
C:\Program Files\IBM\GSK7
/usr/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins
/opt/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins
/opt/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins
/opt/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins
C:\Program Files\IBM\HTTPServer\Plugins
/usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/profile_name
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/profile_name
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/profile_name
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/profile_name
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\profile_name
/usr/IBM/HTTPServer
/opt/IBM/HTTPServer
/opt/IBM/HTTPServer
/opt/IBM/HTTPServer
C:\Program Files\IBM\HTTPServer
/usr/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\UpdateInstaller
The non-root user or non-administrator user (on a Windows system) is not capable of registering shared products and installing into system-owned directories. The following default directories are user-owned directories in the home directory of the non-root installer as opposed to being globally shared resources that are available to all users.
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/
C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\
user_home/IBM/HTTPServer
user_home/IBM/HTTPServer
user_home/IBM/HTTPServer
user_home/IBM/HTTPServer
C:\IBM\HTTPServer
user_home/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins
user_home/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins
user_home/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins
user_home/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins
C:\IBM\HTTPServer\Plugins
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/AppClient (J2EE
Application client only)
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppClient (J2EE
Application client only)
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppClient (J2EE
Application client only)
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppClient (J2EE
Application client only)
C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppClient
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\UpdateInstaller
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/cip/cip_uid
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/cip/cip_uid
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/cip/cip_uid
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/cip/cip_uid
C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\cip\cip_uid