Installation and data directories

The installation program creates the installation directory and the data directory. You cannot relocate these directories after Annotation Administration Console is installed.

Installation directory

The installation directory contains files such as executable files and default files that do not change when Annotation Administration Console is running. The installation program creates the ES_INSTALL_ROOT environment variable for the installation directory, and the documentation uses ES_INSTALL_ROOT to represent the installation directory.

When you install the product as a root user, these are the default paths for the installation directory:

Linux: /opt/IBM/es
Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\es

If you do not use the default path on Linux, ensure that the path that you specify for the installation directory does not contain spaces in the path name. In all environments, ensure that the path does not include a trailing path delimiter (slash character). For example, if you specify /opt/IBM/es/ on Linux or C:\Program Files\IBM\es\ on Windows, the system does not start.

The path name cannot contain characters from the double byte character set (DBCS). Only ASCII characters 0x2F through 0x7E are supported. The following ASCII characters are not allowed:

!  " # $  % & ' ( ) * + , - .

Data directory

The data directory contains files such as configuration files and data files that the system updates regularly. Dedicate the largest file partition or disk space on your system to the data directory. The installation program creates the ES_NODE_ROOT environment variable for the data directory, and the documentation uses ES_NODE_ROOT to represent the data directory.

When you install the product as a root user, the default path for the data directory is based on the ID that you specify for the administrator ID. For example, if you specify the default value, esadmin, as the administrator ID, these are the default data directory paths:

Linux: /home/esadmin/esdata
Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\es\esadmin

If you do not use the default path on Linux, ensure that the path that you specify for the data directory does not contain spaces in the path name. In all environments, ensure that the path does not include a trailing path delimiter (slash character). For example, if you specify /home/esadmin/esdata/ on Linux or C:\Program Files\IBM\es\esadmin\ on Windows, the system does not start.

The path name cannot contain characters from the double byte character set (DBCS). Only ASCII characters 0x2F through 0x7E are supported. The following ASCII characters are not allowed:

!  " # $  % & ' ( ) * + , - .