Additional directory created on the services tier computer

If you are using IBM® WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment, the following directory is created on the services tier computer. (Whereas, if IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile is used, the application server is installed in the wlp subdirectory in the IBM InfoSphere® Information Server directory path.)

WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment installation directory
This directory will contain WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment executable files and libraries, including the following services:
  • Shared services of InfoSphere Information Server
  • Product module-specific services

The following table provides operating system-specific information about the application server installation directory.

Table 1. Application server installation directory: operating system-specific information
Operating system Default directory path Additional requirements
AIX® /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer If the directory is on a network file system (NFS), export the file system with the no_root_squash option enabled and the nosetuid option off.
Linux® /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer If the directory is on a network file system (NFS), export the file system with the no_root_squash option enabled and the nosetuid option off.
Windows C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer None
The installation directory path can contain only the following characters:
  • 0-9
  • [a-z][A-Z]
  • - (hyphen)
  • _ (underscore)
  • . (period)

Do not use accented characters, double byte characters, or the following special characters in the path: ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) | \/ ? > <, { } [ ]