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 (distributed)

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 Network Deployment 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

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

/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppClient (Java EE Application client only)

C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppClient

Non-root

user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppClient (Java EE Application client only)

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 Network Deployment.

User Directory
Root

/usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer

Non-root

user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

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

/usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer

Non-root

user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

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 Network Deployment, 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.
product_root/gsk7
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

/usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/profile_name

/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/profile_name

C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\profile_name

Non-root

user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/

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

/usr/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins

/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins

C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Plugins

Non-root

user_home/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins

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

/usr/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller

/opt/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller

C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\UpdateInstaller

Non-root

user_home/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller

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

/usr/IBM/HTTPServer

/opt/IBM/HTTPServer

C:\Program Files\IBM\HTTPServer

Non-root

user_home/IBM/HTTPServer

C:\IBM\HTTPServer

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