Directory conventions

These file paths are default locations. You can install the product and other components in any directory where you have write access. You can create profiles in any valid directory where you have write access. Multiple installations of WebSphere Application Server products or components require multiple locations.

app_client_root

The default installation root directory for the Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server is the /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppClient/V85/client directory.

app_client_user_data_root

The default Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server user data root is the /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppClient/V85/client directory.

app_client_profile_root

The default Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server profile root is the /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppClient/V85/client/profiles/profile_name directory.

app_server_root

The default installation root directory for WebSphere Application Server base is the /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/Base directory and for WebSphere Application Server - Express is the /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/Express directory.

java_home

Table 1. Root directories for supported Java Virtual Machines .

This table shows the root directories for all supported Java Virtual Machines (JVMs).

JVM	Directory
32–bit IBM® Technology for Java™	/QOpenSys/QIBM/ProdData/JavaVM/jdk60/32bit
64–bit IBM Technology for Java	/QOpenSys/QIBM/ProdData/JavaVM/jdk60/64bit

plugins_profile_root

The default Web Server Plug-ins profile root is the /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/Plugins/V85/webserver/profiles/profile_name directory.

plugins_root

The default installation root directory for Web Server Plug-ins is the /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/Plugins/V85/webserver directory.

plugins_user_data_root

The default Web Server Plug-ins user data root is the /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/Plugins/V85/webserver directory.

product_library

product_lib

This is the product library for the installed product. The product library for each Version 8.5 installation on the system contains the program and service program objects (similar to .exe, .dll, .so objects) for the installed product. The product library name is QWAS85x (where x is A, B, C, and so on). The product library for the first WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5 product installed on the system is QWAS85A. The app_server_root/properties/product.properties file contains the value for the product library of the installation, was.install.library, and is located under the app_server_root directory.

profile_root

The default directory for a profile named profile_name for WebSphere Application Server base is the /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/Base/profiles/profile_name directory and for WebSphere Application Server - Express is the /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/Express/profiles/profile_name directory.

shared_product_library

The shared product library, which contains all of the objects shared by all installations on the system, is QWAS85. This library contains objects such as the product definition, the subsystem description, the job description, and the job queue.

user_data_root

The default user data directory for WebSphere Application Server base is the /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/Base directory and for WebSphere Application Server - Express is the /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/Express directory.

The profiles and profileRegistry subdirectories are created under this directory when you install the product.

The user_data_root directory contains the default locations for WLP_USR_DIR and WLP_OUTPUT_DIR when the Liberty profile is installed. These directories are user_data_root/wlp/usr and user_data_root/wlp/output/servers, respectively.

web_server_root

The default web server path is /www/web_server_name.