Directory structure

The topic shows the naming conventions that are used to denote the location of files on the servers and the types of resources you can find in those directories.

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 operating system, an extra variable is used to indicate the user data directory. The user data directory is noted as PortalServer_root_user.

The following information shows the default location if it is not otherwise specified during installation:
IBM i
  • portal_server_root (ProdData)
    • /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/PortalServer/V85/<product offering>
    Where product offering is Server or Express
  • PortalServer_root_user (UserData)
    • WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5 for Network Deployment:
      • /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/ND/profiles/wp_profile/PortalServer
Linux
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalExpress/PortalServer
Windows
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\PortalExpress\PortalServer

wp_profile_root

Throughout this documentation, the profile location is noted as wp_profile_root. The following information shows the default profile location if another location is not specified during installation:
IBM i
  • WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5 for Network Deployment:
    • /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/ND/profiles/wp_profile

The wp_profile is the default profile name but is used here as an example since there can be multiple profiles with self described or incremental names (for example, wp_profile1, wp_profile2).

Linux
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalExpress/AppServer/profiles/wp_profile
Windows
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\wp_profile

ConfigEngine_root

Throughout this documentation, the installation location for the Configuration Engine component is noted as ConfigEngine_root.
IBM i
/QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/PortalServer/V85/ConfigEngine
Linux
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalExpress/AppServer/profiles/ConfigEngine
Windows
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\ConfigEngine

WebSphere Portal Express Configuration Engine profile directory

The Configuration Engine profile directory is the location of the ConfigEngine task.
IBM i
  • WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5 for Network Deployment:
    • /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/ND/profiles/wp_profile/ConfigEngine

The wp_profile is the default profile name but is used here as an example since there can be multiple profiles with self described or incremental names (for example, wp_profile1, wp_profile2).

Linux
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalExpress/AppServer/profiles/wp_profile/ConfigEngine
Windows
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\wp_profile\ConfigEngine

WebSphere Portal Express directory structure after installation

WebSphere Portal Express has the following directory structure after installation:
Note: On the Linux and IBM i operating systems, all directories are r/o. 
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

AppServer_root

The following information shows the WebSphere Application Server installation directory:

WebSphere Portal Configuration profile directory cw_profile_root

Throughout this documentation, the configuration wizard profile location is noted as cw_profile_root. The following information shows the profile location:

IBM i
WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5 for Network Deployment:/QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V8/ND/profiles/cw_profile
Linux
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/cw_profile
Windows
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\cw_profile
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.
The following information shows the default WebSphere Application Server installation location if it is not otherwise specified during installation:
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

Directories for languages

The following table shows the languages that are supported by WebSphere Portal Express and the directories that are 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).

Table 1. Languages supported by WebSphere Portal Express
Language (locale) Directory
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