Directory path conventions

Directory variables are abbreviations for the default installation paths for IBM® AIX®, Linux, and Microsoft Windows. This topic defines the directory variable and its matching default installation directory for each supported operating system.

Notes:

The term Linux in this documentation includes the Linux for System z® platform, unless otherwise specified.
Many examples of directory and file paths in this documentation use the UNIX '/' separator to denote AIX, Linux, and Windows path separators, even though the Windows convention is to use the '\' separator. Where applicable, substitute the '\' separator for the '/' separator.

Table 1. Directory variable values
Directory variable	Default installation root
`app_server_root` IBM WebSphere® Application Server installation directory	AIX: /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer IBM i: /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/<VERSION>/ND Linux: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer Windows: `drive`:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer where `drive` is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D.
`profile_root` WebSphere Application Server profile/ Deployment Manager profile directory	AIX: /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/`profile_name` IBM i: /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/<VERSION>/ND/profiles/`profile_name` Linux: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/`profile_name` Windows: `drive`:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\`profile_name` where `profile_name` is the name of the profile on which the application is installed or the profile name of the deployment manager. `drive` is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D.
`ibm_http_server_root` IBM HTTP Server installation directory	AIX: /usr/IBM/HTTPServer IBM i: /www Linux: /opt/IBM/HTTPServer Windows: `drive`:\Program Files\IBM\HTTPServer where `drive` is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D.
`connections_root` IBM Connections installation directory	AIX or Linux: /opt/IBM/Connections IBM i: /QIBM/ProdData/IBM/Connections Windows: `drive`:\Program Files\IBM\Connections where `drive` is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D.
`local_data_directory_root` Local content stores	AIX or Linux: /opt/IBM/Connections/data/local IBM i: /QIBM/UserData/IBM/Connections/data/local Windows: `drive`:\Program Files\IBM\Connections\data\local where `drive` is the system drive on which the directory is stored. For example: C or D.
`shared_data_directory_root` Shared content stores	AIX or Linux: /opt/IBM/Connections/data/shared IBM i: /QIBM/UserData/IBM/Connections/data/shared Windows: `drive`:\Program Files\IBM\Connections\data\shared\ where `drive` is the system drive on which the directory is stored. For example: C or D. Note: For shared and remote network file system requirements, be sure to review the footnotes for each supported operating system in the detailed system requirements.
`IM_root` IBM Installation Manager installation directory	AIX: /opt/IBM/InstallationManager IBM i: /QIBM/ProdData/InstallationManager/eclipse Linux: /opt/IBM/InstallationManager Windows: `drive`:\Program Files \IBM\Installation Manager where `drive` is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D.
`shared_resources_root` Shared resources directory	AIX or Linux: /opt/IBM/IMShared IBM i: /QIBM/ProdData/IBM/IMShared Windows: `drive`:\Program Files(x86)\IBM\IMShared where `drive` is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D.
`db2_root` DB2® database installation directory	AIX: /usr/IBM/db2/`version` Linux: /opt/ibm/db2/`version` Windows: `drive`:\Program Files\IBM\SQLLIB\`version` where `drive` is the system drive on which the file directory is stored, for example: C or D, and `version` is the version of DB2 installed, for example: V9.5 or V9.7.
`oracle_root` Oracle database installation directory	AIX or Linux: /home/oracle/oracle/product/`version`/db_1 Windows: `drive`:\oracle\product\`version`\db_1 where `version` is the supported Oracle number and `drive` is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D.
`sql_server_root` Microsoft SQL Server database installation directory	Windows: `drive`:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server where `drive` is the system drive on which the file directory is stored, for example: C or D.
`Cognos_BI_install_path` IBM Cognos® BI Server installation directory	AIX or Linux: /opt/IBM/CognosBI IBM i: Please refer to AIX. IBM Cognos® BI Server does not support IBM i. Windows: `drive`:\Program Files\IBM\Cognos where `drive` is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D. Note: You specify the installation directory in the cognos-setup.properties file during installation.
`Cognos_Transformer_install_path` Cognos Transformer installation directory	AIX or Linux: /opt/IBM/CognosTF IBM i: Please refer to AIX. IBM Cognos Transformer does not support IBM i. Windows: `drive`:\Program Files\IBM\Cognos where `drive` is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D. Note: You can specify the installation directory in the cognos-setup.properties file during installation.