Directory conventions

The following directory conventions are used throughout the documentation to reference special directories such as wxs_install_root and wxs_home. You access these directories during several different scenarios, including during installation and use of command-line tools.

wxs_install_root

The wxs_install_root directory is the root directory where WebSphere® eXtreme Scale product files are installed. The wxs_install_root directory can be the directory in which the trial archive is extracted or the directory in which the WebSphere eXtreme Scale product is installed.

Example when extracting the trial:
Example: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/eXtremeScale
Example when WebSphere eXtreme Scale is installed to a stand-alone directory:
Example: /opt/IBM/eXtremeScale

Example: C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\eXtremeScale
Example when WebSphere eXtreme Scale is integrated with WebSphere Application Server:
Example: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

wxs_home

The wxs_home directory is the root directory of the WebSphere eXtreme Scale product libraries, samples, and components. This directory is the same as the wxs_install_root directory when the trial is extracted. For stand-alone installations, the wxs_home directory is the ObjectGrid subdirectory within the wxs_install_root directory. For installations that are integrated with WebSphere Application Server, this directory is the optionalLibraries/ObjectGrid directory within the wxs_install_root directory.

Example when extracting the trial:
Example: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/eXtremeScale
Example when WebSphere eXtreme Scale is installed to a stand-alone directory:
Example: /opt/IBM/eXtremeScale/ObjectGrid

Example: wxs_install_root\ObjectGrid
Example when WebSphere eXtreme Scale is integrated with WebSphere Application Server:
Example: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/optionalLibraries/ObjectGrid

was_root

The was_root directory is the root directory of a WebSphere Application Server installation:

Example: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

net_client_home

The net_client_home directory is the root directory of a .NET client installation.

Example: C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\eXtreme Scale .NET Client

java_home

The java_home is the root directory of a Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE) installation.

[Unix] Example: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/eXtremeScale/java

[Windows] Example: wxs_install_root\java

samples_home

The samples_home is the directory in which you extract the sample files that are used for tutorials.

[Unix] Example: wxs_home/samples

[Windows] Example: wxs_home\samples

dvd_root

The dvd_root directory is the root directory of the DVD that contains the product.

Example: dvd_root/docs/

user_home

The user_home directory is the location where user files are stored, such as security profiles.

[Windows] c:\Documents and Settings\user_name

[Unix] /home/user_name