Directory conventions
References in product information to install_root and other directories infer specific default directory locations. This topic describes the conventions in use for IBM WebSphere Edge Components.
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.
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- Load Balancer install paths include the following:
- Administration - /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Edge/ULB/admin
- Dispatcher - /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Edge/ULB/servers
- Content Based Routing- /opt/ibm/edge/cbr
- Site Selector- /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Edge/ULB/ss/servers
- Metric Server - /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Edge/ULB/ms
- Documentation - /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Edge/ULB/docs/
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- Load Balancer install paths include the following:
- Administration - C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Edge\ULB\admin
- Dispatcher - C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Edge\ULB\servers
- Content Based Routing- C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Edge\cachingproxy\cbr
- Site Selector- C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Edge\ULB\ss\servers
- Metric Server - C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Edge\ULB\ms
- Documentation - C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Edge\ULB\docs