Directory conventions

References in product information to app_server_root, profile_root, and other directories imply specific default directory locations. Become familiar with the conventions in use for WebSphere® Application Server.

Default product locations - z/OS

app_server_root
Refers to the top directory for a WebSphere Application Server node.

The node may be of any type—application server, deployment manager, or unmanaged for example. Each node has its own app_server_root. 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.

configuration_root
Refers to the mount point for the configuration file system (formerly, the configuration HFS) in WebSphere Application Server for z/OS®.

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 /wasv9config/cell_name/node_name.

plug-ins_root
Refers to the installation root directory for Web Server Plug-ins.
profile_root
Refers to the home directory for a particular instantiated WebSphere Application Server profile.

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 always be app_server_root/profiles/default because only the profile name "default" is used in WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.

install_root

Refers to the root directory for product code after installation with SMP/E or IBM® Installation Manager. This does not need to be (and generally will not be) the same as the mount point used during product installation and maintenance.

The corresponding product variable is smpe.install.root.

The default is /usr/lpp/WebSphere/AppServer/V9R0.


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