WAS environment variables
Unless you change the directory paths during the installation, a set of default IBM® WebSphere® Application Server environment variables are defined for the IBM Connections application directories. These variables are referenced from the configuration files associated with the applications.
The following tables list the default environment variables defined for application directories on WAS, and for the customization base directory.
Note: It is common practice for production deployments to use more than one shared content store to avoid issues when all the applications attempt to read or write to the same attached device. In this scenario, you might need to change the environment variables to match your deployment. When doing so, you need to update the properties in the IBM Connections configuration engine at the same time; otherwise, the utility for export/import will not function properly. For more information about IBM Connections configuration engine properties, see ConfigEngine properties.
Table 1. Activities default WAS environment variables
Variable name Description / Local or shared* Default value ACTIVITIES_CONTENT_DIR File upload directory / shared AIX® and Linux™: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/data/shared/activities/content
Microsoft™ Windows™: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\data\shared\activities\contentACTIVITIES_HOME Directory in which Activities was installed. This variable is only necessary on the first node. / local AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/activities/activities/activities
Microsoft Windows: C\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\activities\activities\activitiesACTIVITIES_JDBC_DRIVER_HOME JDBC Driver JAR files directory / local JDBC driver library path that you specified when you installed the product. For example: opt/ibm/db2/java ACTIVITIES_STATS_DIR Statistics directory / shared AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/data/shared/activities/statistics
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\data\shared\activities\statistics
Table 2. Blogs default WAS environment variables
Variable name Description / Local or shared* Default value BLOGS_CONTENT_DIR File upload directory / shared AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/data/shared/blogs/upload
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\data\shared\blogs\uploadBLOGS_JDBC_DRIVER_HOME JDBC Driver JAR files directory / local JDBC driver library path that you specified when you installed the product. BLOGS_HOME Directory in which Blogs was installed. This variable is only necessary on the first node. / local AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/blogs/blogs/blogs
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\blogs\blogs\blogs
Table 3. Bookmarks default WAS environment variables
Variable name Description / Local or shared* Default value DOGEAR_FAVICON_DIR Icons upload directory / shared AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/data/shared/dogear/favorite
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\data\shared\dogear\favoriteDOGEAR_JDBC_DRIVER_HOME JDBC Driver JAR files directory / local JDBC driver library path that you specified when you installed the product. DOGEAR_HOME Directory in which the Bookmarks application was installed. This variable is only necessary on the first node. / local AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/dogear/dogear/dogear
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\dogear\dogear\dogear
Table 4. Communities default WAS environment variables
Variable name Description / Local or shared* Default value COMMUNITIES_JDBC_DRIVER_HOME JDBC Driver JAR files directory / local JDBC driver library path that you specified when you installed the product. COMMUNITIES_HOME Directory in which Communities was installed. This variable is only necessary on the first node. / local AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/communities/communities/communities
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\communities\communities\communitiesCOMMUNITIES_STATS_DIR Statistics directory / shared AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/data/shared/communities/statistics
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\data\shared\communities\statistics
Table 5. Customization default WAS environment variable
Variable name Description / Local or shared* Default value CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH Customization directory / shared AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/data/shared/customization
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program files\IBM\LotusConnections\data\shared\customization
Table 6. Files default WAS environment variables
Variable name Description / Local or shared* Default value FILES_CONTENT_DIR File upload directory / shared AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/data/shared/files/upload
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\data\shared\files\uploadFiles_HOME Directory in which the Files application was installed. This variable is only necessary on the first node. / local AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/files/files/files
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\files\files\filesFiles_JDBC_DRIVER_HOME JDBC Driver JAR files directory / local JDBC driver library path that you specified when you installed the product.
Table 7. Forum default WAS environment variables
Variable name Description / Local or shared* Default value FORUM_CONTENT_DIR Forum content directory / shared AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/data/shared/forums/content
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\data\shared\forums\contentFORUM_JDBC_DRIVER_HOME JDBC Driver JAR files directory / local JDBC driver library path that you specified when you installed the product. FORUM_HOME Directory in which the Forum application was installed. This variable is only necessary on the first node. / local AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/forum/forum/forum
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\forum\forum\forum
Table 8. Home page default WAS environment variables
Variable name Description / Local or shared* Default value Homepage_JDBC_DRIVER_HOME JDBC Driver JAR files directory / local JDBC driver library path that you specified when you installed the product. Homepage_HOME Directory in which the Home page application was installed. This variable is only necessary on the first node. / local AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/homepage/homepage/homepage
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\homepage\homepage\homepage
Table 9. News default WAS environment variables
Variable name Description / Local or shared* Default value AUDIT_FILE_ROOT_DIR Stores temporary attachments for audit purposes. / shared AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/data/shared/audit
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\data\shared\auditNEWS_JDBC_DRIVER_HOME JDBC Driver JAR files directory / local JDBC driver library path that you specified when you installed the product. NEWS_HOME Directory in which the News application was installed. This variable is only necessary on the first node. / local AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/news/news/news
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\news\news\news
Table 10. Profiles default WAS environment variables
Variable name Description / Local or shared* Default value PROFILES_CACHE_DIR Cache directory / local AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/data/local/profiles/cache
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\data\local\profiles\cachePROFILES_HOME Directory in which the Profiles application was installed. This variable is only necessary on the first node. / local AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/profiles/profiles/profiles
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\profiles\profiles\profilesPROFILES_JDBC_DRIVER_HOME JDBC Driver JAR files directory / local JDBC driver library path that you specified when you installed the product. PROFILES_STATS_DIR Statistics directory / shared AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/data/shared/profiles/statistics
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\data\shared\profiles\statistics
Table 11. Search default WAS environment variables
Variable name Description / Local or shared* Default value FILE_CONTENT_CONVERSION Platform-specific path to the executable that will be called for text extraction from files at indexing time. / local AIX and Linux: opt/IBM/LotusConnections/data/local/search/stellent/dcs/oiexport/exporter
Microsoft Windows: Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\data\shared\search\stellent\dcs\oiexport\exporterSEARCH_DICTIONARY_DIR Dictionary directory / shared AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/data/shared/search/dictionary
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\data\shared\search\dictionarySEARCH_HOME Directory in which Search was installed. This variable is only necessary on the first node. / local AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/search/search/search
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\search\search\searchSEARCH_INDEX_DIR Index directory / local AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/data/local/search/index
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\data\local\search\indexSEARCH_INDEX_BACKUP_DIR Backup index directory / local AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/data/local/search/backup
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\data\local\search\backupSEARCH_JDBC_DRIVER_HOME JDBC Driver JAR files directory / local JDBC driver library path that you specified when you installed the product.
Table 12. Wikis default WAS environment variables
Variable name Description / Local or shared* Default value WIKIS_CONTENT_DIR File upload directory / shared AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/data/shared/wikis/upload
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\data\shared\wikis\uploadWIKIS_HOME Directory in which the Wikis application was installed. This variable is only necessary on the first node. / local AIX and Linux: /opt/IBM/LotusConnections/wikis/wikis/wikis
Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\LotusConnections\wikis\wikis\wikisWIKIS_JDBC_DRIVER_HOME JDBC Driver JAR files directory / local JDBC driver library path that you specified when you installed the product.
*Shared content must be accessible (read/write) by all nodes in a cluster. The shared content store must reside in a shared repository that grants read-write access to the dmgr and all the nodes. Use one of the following methods to create a shared data directory:
- Network-based file shares (for example: NFS, SMB/Samba, and so on)
- Storage area network drives (SAN)
- If you are using a shared-file system on Microsoft Windows, specify the file location using the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) format. For example: \\server_name\share_name
Note: With version 3, all variables changed from being server-level variables to being cell-level variables. Variables having a server level scope are more granular than those with a node or cell level scope.
Both shared and local content stores must be accessible using the same path from all nodes and the deployment manager.
ConfigEngine properties
The ConfigEngine properties in the wkplc_comp.properties file are used during the export/import operation.
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Change WAS environment variables