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 (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 products or components require multiple locations. Default values for installation actions by root and nonroot users are given. If no nonroot values are specified, then the default directory values are applicable to both root and nonroot users.

app_client_root

Table 1. Default installation root directories for the Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server .
This table shows the default installation root directories for the Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server.
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
Nonroot	`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 base and Express products.
User	Directory
Root	/usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer
Nonroot	`user_home`/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer `user_home`\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer

component_root

The component installation root directory is any installation root directory described in this article. Some programs are for use across multiple components—in particular, the 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.

Table 3. Default installation directories for GSKit .
This table shows the default installation root directory for Version 8 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.
User	Directory
Root and nonroot	`product_root`/gsk8 `product_root`\gsk8

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`
Nonroot	`user_home`/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles `user_home`\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
Nonroot	`user_home`/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins C:\IBM\WebSphere\Plugins

wct_root

Table 6. Default installation root directories for the WebSphere Customization Toolbox .
This table shows the default installation root directories for the WebSphere Customization Toolbox.
User	Directory
Root	/usr/IBM/WebSphere/Toolbox /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Toolbox C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Toolbox
Nonroot	`user_home`/IBM/WebSphere/Toolbox C:\IBM\WebSphere\Toolbox

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
Nonroot	`user_home`/IBM/HTTPServer C:\IBM\HTTPServer