Directory conventions

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.

Default product locations

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, of course, require multiple locations.

app_server_root - the install_root for WebSphere Application Server
The following list shows default installation root directories for WebSphere Application Server:

[AIX] /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

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

[Linux] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

[Solaris] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

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

profile_root
The following list shows the default directory for a profile named profile_name on each distributed operating system:

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

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

[Linux] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/profile_name

[Solaris] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/profile_name

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

plugins_root
The following default installation root directories are for the Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server:

[AIX] /usr/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins/webserver

[HP-UX] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins/webserver

[Linux] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins/webserver

[Solaris] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins/webserver

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

web_server_root
The following default installation root directories are for the IBM HTTP Server:

[AIX] /usr/IBMIHS

[HP-UX] /opt/IBMIHS

[Linux] /opt/IBMIHS

[Solaris] /opt/IBMIHS

[Windows] C:\Program Files\IBMIHS

gskit_root
The following list shows the default installation root directories for Version 7 of the IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit):

[AIX] /usr/ibm/gsk7

[HP-UX] /opt/ibm/gsk7

[Linux] /opt/ibm/gsk7

[Solaris] /opt/ibm/gsk7

[Windows] C:\Program Files\IBM\GSK7

app_client_root
The following default installation root directories are for the WebSphere Application Client:

[AIX] /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppClient (J2EE Application client only)

[HP-UX] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppClient (J2EE Application client only)

[Linux] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppClient (J2EE Application client only)

[Solaris] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppClient (J2EE Application client only)

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

updi_root
The default installation root directory for the Update Installer for WebSphere Software is the component_root/updateinstaller directory.
cip_app_server_root
The following list shows the default installation root directories for a customized installation package (CIP) produced by the Installation Factory.

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:

[AIX] /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/cip/cip_uid

[HP-UX] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/cip/cip_uid

[Linux] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/cip/cip_uid

[Solaris] /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/cip/cip_uid

[Windows] 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.

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.



Related information
Task overview: Installing
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