Directory structure
This topic shows the naming conventions used to denote the location of files on the servers and the types of resources you can find in those directories.
- WebSphere Portal Express root directory (PortalServer_root)
- WebSphere Portal Express profile directory (wp_profile_root)
- WebSphere Portal Express Configuration Engine root directory (ConfigEngine_root)
- WebSphere Portal Express Configuration Engine profile directory
- WebSphere Application Server directory structure (AppServer_root)
- DB2 directory structure (DB2_root)
- Lotus Domino directory structure (domino_server_root and domino_data_root)
- Directories for languages
WebSphere Portal Express root directory (PortalServer_root)
Throughout this documentation, the installation location for the portal server component of IBM® WebSphere® Portal Express® is noted as PortalServer_root.
For the IBM i platform, an additional variable is used to indicate the user data directory. The user data directory is noted as PortalServer_root_user.
- Linux
- /opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalExpress/PortalServer
- Windows
- C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\PortalExpress\PortalServer
- IBM i
- portal_server_root (ProdData)
- /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/PortalServer/V8/<product offering>
- PortalServer_root_user (UserData)
- WebSphere Application
Server Version
8.0 for Network Deployment:
- /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V8/ND/profiles/wp_profile/PortalServer
- WebSphere Application
Server Version
8.0 for Network Deployment:
- portal_server_root (ProdData)
WebSphere Portal Express profile directory (wp_profile_root)
- Linux
- /opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalExpress/AppServer/profiles/wp_profile
- Windows
- C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\wp_profile
- IBM i
- WebSphere Application
Server Version
8.0 for Network Deployment:
- /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V8/ND/profiles/wp_profile
wp_profile is the default profile name but is used here as an example since there may be multiple profiles with self described or incremental names (for example, wp_profile1, wp_profile2, and so on).
- WebSphere Application
Server Version
8.0 for Network Deployment:
WebSphere Portal Express Configuration Engine root directory (ConfigEngine_root)
- Linux
- /opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalExpress/AppServer/profiles/ConfigEngine
- Windows
- C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\ConfigEngine
- IBM i
- /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/PortalServer/V8/ConfigEngine
WebSphere Portal Express Configuration Engine profile directory
- Linux
- /opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalExpress/AppServer/profiles/wp_profile/ConfigEngine
- Windows
- C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\wp_profile\ConfigEngine
- IBM i
- WebSphere Application
Server Version
8.0 for Network Deployment:
- /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V8/ND/profiles/wp_profile/ConfigEngine
wp_profile is the default profile name but is used here as an example since there may be multiple profiles with self described or incremental names (for example, wp_profile1, wp_profile2, and so on).
- WebSphere Application
Server Version
8.0 for Network Deployment:
WebSphere Portal Express directory structure after installation
PortalServer_root Root directory for WebSphere Portal Express
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+-- ap
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+-- base
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+-- bin WebSphere Portal Express tools
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+-- bp
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+-- doc Javadoc and sample XMLAccess input files
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+-- ext
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+-- filesForDmgr
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+-- installer
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+-- jcr Resources for the Content Repository
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+-- license WebSphere Portal Express license agreement
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+-- lwo
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+-- lwp04.infra
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+-- people
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+-- prereq
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+-- prereqs.infra
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+-- profileTemplates
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+-- properties
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+-- pzn
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+-- pzn.ext
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+-- search
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+-- shared Shared resources, including runtime JARs, TLDs,
| and other resources.
| The /app subdirectory is the application server's
| WPSLib shared library for WebSphere Portal Express
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+-- solutionInstaller
+-- theme
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+-- ui
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+-- version Version information for various components
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+-- wcm Source Web application files for web content manager
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+-- wps.properties
DB2 directory structure (DB2_root)
- Linux
- /opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalExpress/db2
- Windows
- C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\PortalExpress\db2
The installation program always installs DB2 on drive C.
When installed on IBM i, WebSphere Portal Express uses the DB2 software that is natively provided with that operating system.
WebSphere Application Server directory structure (AppServer_root)
- IBM i
- The installation location for WebSphere Application Server is noted as app_server_root and refers to the UserData path, unless otherwise specified in the topic where you see it. The profile_root following variable refers to the name given to the WebSphere Application Server profile in use.
- Linux
- /opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalExpress/AppServer
- Windows
- C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\PortalExpress\AppServer
WebSphere Application Server profile directory
Throughout this documentation, the location for the WebSphere Application Server profiles is noted as was_profile_root.
Lotus Domino directory structure (domino_server_root and domino_data_root)
For IBM i, the installation location for the Lotus® Domino® server software is noted as domino_server_root and refers to the ProdData path, unless otherwise specified in the topic where you see it.
- Linux
- /opt/IBM/Lotus/
- Windows
- C:\Lotus\Domino
- IBM i
- domino_server_root (ProdData)
- /QIBM/ProdData/Lotus/DOMINOrelease_number
- domino_server_root (ProdData)
For IBM i, The Lotus Domino server data directory is noted as domino_data_root and refers to the UserData path, unless otherwise specified in the topic where you see it.
- Linux
- /opt/IBM/Lotus/Domino/data
- Windows
- C:\Lotus\Domino\Data
- IBM i
- domino_data_root (UserData)
- WebSphere Application
Server for Base
and Express:
- /QIBM/USERDATA/LOTUS/NOTES
- WebSphere Application
Server for Network
Deployment:
- /QIBM/USERDATA/LOTUS/NOTES
- WebSphere Application
Server for Base
and Express:
- domino_data_root (UserData)
Directories for languages
The following table shows the languages supported by WebSphere Portal Express and the directories used for storing locale-specific resources. These directories are used in portlet Web application directories and in the WebSphere Portal Express enterprise application (themes, skins, and other Web application resources).
Language (locale) | Directory |
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Arabic | /ar |
Danish | /da |
English | /en |
French | /fr |
Italian | /it |
Kazakh | /kk |
Korean | /ko |
Polish | /pl |
Romanian | /ro |
Slovenian | /sl |
Turkish | /tr |
Traditional Chinese | /zh_TW |
Catalan | /ca |
German | /de |
Spanish | /es |
Croatian | /hr |
Hebrew | /iw |
Dutch | /nl |
Portuguese | /pt |
Russian | /ru |
Swedish | /sv |
Ukrainian | /uk |
Czech | /cs |
Greek | /el |
Finnish | /fi |
Hungarian | /hu |
Japanese | /ja |
Norwegian | /no |
Brazilian Portuguese | /pt_BR |
Slovak | /sk |
Thai | /th |
Simplified Chinese | /zh |