Installation directories for the product and profiles
The installation directories for IBM® Business Process Manager are represented by several variables. The meaning of those variables can differ for a number of factors.
- install_root default directory
- profile_root default directory
- DB2 Express default directory
- IBM Business Process Manager and WebSphere® Application Server default installation directory
- Default installation directory for a profile named profile_name
- Process Designer default directory
- Installation Manager default installation directories
- Installation Manager default agent data directories
Variables used in the documentation
Several variables representing specific default directories are used throughout the documentation. These file paths are default locations. You can install the product and other components and create profiles in any directory for which you have write access. Multiple installations of IBM Business Process Manager products or components require multiple locations.
Here are the main variables used in the documentation:
- install_root
- Installation location of IBM Business Process Manager. The documentation may show this variable as either install_root or BPM_home. IBM Business Process Manager is always installed in the same location as the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment installation with which it is associated.
- profile_root
- Location of an IBM Business Process Manager profile.
How variable meanings can differ
The meaning of variables used to represent installation directories can differ based on whether you are installing the product on a clean workstation or on a workstation that has an existing installation of WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment. The variables can also differ depending on whether you are performing the installation as a root (Administrator on a Windows system) or nonroot user.
Limitations of nonroot installers
Root, Administrator, and nonroot users can install the product. The default directories the installation program provides differ based on whether the user has root (Administrator) privileges. Root and Administrator users can register shared products and install into system-owned directories (globally shared resources that are available to all users), while nonroot users cannot. Nonroot users can install only into directories they own.
Alternatively, you can use IBM Installation Manager group mode to install Installation Manager and IBM Business Process Manager so that a group of nonroot users can install and manage the installation packages. You can install in group mode only with custom command line or response file installation methods, not typical or custom with the graphical interface methods.
Default directories for Typical Installation
The following tables show the default installation locations of the IBM Business Process Manager base installation and its profiles during a typical installation.
Default install_root for root or Administrator users | Default install_root for nonroot users |
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/opt/IBM/BPM/v8.5 |
user_home/IBM/BPM/v8.5 |
/opt/ibm/BPM/v8.5 |
user_home/ibm/BPM/v8.5 |
C:\IBM\BPM\v8.5 |
C:\IBM\BPM\v8.5 |
Default profile_root for root or Administrator users | Default profile_root for nonroot users |
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/opt/IBM/BPM/v8.5/profiles/profile_name |
user_home/IBM/BPM/v8.5/profiles/profile_name |
/opt/ibm/BPM/v8.5/profiles/profile_name |
user_home/ibm/BPM/v8.5/profiles/profile_name |
C:\IBM\BPM\v8.5\profiles\profile_name |
C:\IBM\BPM\v8.5\profiles\profile_name |
Default DB2 Express binary location | Database Instance location |
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/opt/ibm/BPM/v8.5/DB2 |
Database instance is created under the bpminst user. For example: user_home/bpminst |
C:\IBM\BPM\v8.5\DB2 |
The BPMINST database instance is created under the root (\) of the drive where IBM Business Process Manager is installed. For example, if IBM Business Process Manager is installed under C:\IBM\BPM\v8.5\ then you will see C:\BPMINST. |
Default directories for Custom Installation or existing installation of WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
Default install_root for root or Administrator users | Default install_root for nonroot and group users |
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/usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer |
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer |
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer |
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer |
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer |
user_home\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer |
Default profile_root for root or Administrator users | Default profile_root for nonroot and group users |
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/usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/profile_name |
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/profile_name |
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/profile_name |
user_home/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/profile_name |
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\profile_name |
user_home\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\profile_name |
Default Process Designer installation location for root or Administrator users | Default Process Designer installation location for nonroot users |
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C:\IBM\ProcessDesigner\v8.5 |
C:\IBM\ProcessDesigner\v8.5 |
Default installation directories for IBM Installation Manager
- The directories in Table 7 are
the defaults (per operating system) into which Installation Manager is installed.
For more information about other defaults for Installation Manager, see Installing as an administrator, nonadministrator, or group in the Installation Manager documentation.
- The agent data directories in Table 8 are the defaults
(per operating system) used by Installation Manager for data
associated with the application, such as the state and history of
operations performed by Installation Manager.
For more information about the agent data location, see Agent data location in the Installation Manager documentation.
Installation Manager also uses another directory to store shared program objects and cached files that are generated when you install a product. You can specify this shared resources directory when you install WebSphere Application Server and IBM Business Process Manager. This value is set the first time that a product is installed with a particular Installation Manager instance. For further information about the shared resources directory, see Overview of package groups and the shared resources directory. For information about how to locate the shared resources directory, see Backing up and restoring Installation Manager.
Defaults for root or Administrator users | Defaults for nonroot or non-administrator users | Defaults for group mode users |
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/opt/IBM/InstallationManager |
/user_home/IBM/InstallationManager |
/user_home/IBM/InstallationManager_Group |
/opt/IBM/InstallationManager |
/user_home/IBM/InstallationManager |
/user_home/IBM/InstallationManager_Group |
Windows XP Professional: C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 2012: C:\Program Files [(x86)]\IBM\Installation Manager |
Windows XP Professional: C:\Documents and Settings\user\IBM\Installation Manager Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 2012: C:\Users\user\IBM\Installation Manager |
Not available. |
Defaults for root or Administrator users | Defaults for nonroot or non-administrator users | Defaults for group mode users |
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/var/ibm/InstallationManager |
/user_home/var/ibm/InstallationManager |
/user_home/var/ibm/InstallationManager_Group |
/var/ibm/InstallationManager |
/user_home/var/ibm/InstallationManager |
/user_home/var/ibm/InstallationManager_Group |
Windows XP Professional: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 2012: C:\ProgramData\IBM\Installation Manager |
Windows XP Professional: C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 2012: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\IBM\Installation Manager |
Not available. |