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.
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Default product locations - z/OS
- app_server_root
- Refers to the highest 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 /wasv8config/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 installed with SMP/E
or IBM Installation Manager.
The corresponding product variable
is smpe.install.root.
The default is /usr/lpp/zWebSphere/V8R5.