Directory structure
WebSphere Portal directory structure
Throughout this documentation, the install location for the portal server component of WebSphere Portal is noted as wp_root.
The following table shows the default location if it is not otherwise specified during installation:
Operating system Location AIX /usr/WebSphere/PortalServer HP-UX /opt/WebSphere/PortalServer Linux /opt/WebSphere/PortalServer Solaris /opt/WebSphere/PortalServer Windows C:\Program Files\WebSphere\PortalServer Windows/UNIX: The portal server has the following directory structure after installation:
wp_root Root directory for WebSphere Portal | +-- app Transcoding technology tag library definition | +-- bin WebSphere Portal tools | +-- cloudscape Cloudscape database files | +-- config Portal configuration files | +-- content Java content repository resources | +-- deployed Copies of the .ear and .war files for installed portlet applications. | +-- doc Javadoc and sample XMLAccess input files | +-- firstStep First Steps Launcher | +-- doc Javadoc and sample XMLAccess input files | +-- IBMTrans Transcoding component | +-- install Source Web application files for the portal prior to deployment | +-- installableApps Source portlet application files prior to deployment | +-- installableConnectors Source JCA connectors for enterprise applications | +-- installedApps Active portlet applications extracted to the WAR file | directory structure | +-- itlm IBM Tivoli License Manager files | +-- jcr Resources for searching content repositories | +-- jvm Java runtime resources for local commands and scripts. | Do not confuse this JVM with the server JVM. | +-- license WebSphere Portal license agreement | +-- log WebSphere Portal log files | +-- migration Scripts used to assist in migrating from | previous releases of WebSphere Portal | +-- odc Source Web application files for Productivity Components | prior to deployment | +-- package Response files and utilities for install | +-- portletscripts XML files for installing portlets individually | +-- pzn Source personalization resources | +-- shared Shared resources, including runtime JARs, TLDs, and other resources. | The /app subdirectory is the appserver's WPSLib shared | library for WebSphere Portal | +-- systests XMLAccess system test suite | +-- uninstall Resources for uninstalling WebSphere Portal and components | +-- version Vinformation for various components | +-- wcm Source Web application files for web content management | +-- wmm Member Manager configuration, including attributes of portal users
WebSphere Application Server directory structure
Throughout this documentation, the install location for WebSphere Application Server is noted as was_root.
The following table shows the default location if it is not otherwise specified during installation:
Operating system Location AIX /usr/WebSphere/AppServer HP-UX /opt/WebSphere/AppServer Linux /opt/WebSphere/AppServer Solaris /opt/WebSphere/AppServer Windows C:\Program Files\WebSphere\AppServer The WebSphere Portal enterprise application is installed to the following location within WebSphere Application Server's path:
/installedApps/hostname/wps.ear/wps.warThe WAR file directory structure for the WebSphere Portal enterprise application contains the following resources.
wps.war | +-- c2a Cooperative portlet resources | +-- doc Portal-level help and readme | +-- DocEditor JSPs for the Rich Text Editor | +-- dtd XML DTDs and schema definitions | +-- html License and privacy HTML files for the portal. | +-- images Common images for the portal | +-- menu Resources for MenuService applet (Collaborative Components API) | +-- META-INF Standard Java MANIFEST.MF for the portal Web application | +-- peopleawareness Resources for the people awareness features | +-- screens Screen JSPs for the portal | | | +-- markup_name Subdirectory for each markup type | |-- skins Skin JSPs for the portal | | | +-- markup_name Subdirectory for each markup type | |-- themes Theme JSPs for the portal | | | +-- markup_name Subdirectory for each markup type | +-- virtualportal XMLAccess file for setting up a virtual portal | +-- WEB-INF Protected resources for the portal Web application | +-- wts JavaScript resources for Transcoding TechnologyThe following directories contain resources for customization. Resources for all other directories in the portal Web application directory structure must not be modified.
- /doc
- /html
- /images
- /screens
- /skins
- /themes
- /virtualportal
Directories for languages
The following shows the languages supported by WebSphere Portal and the directories used for storing locale-specific resources. These directories are used in portlet Web application directories and in the WebSphere Portal enterprise application (themes, skins, and other Web application resources).
Language (locale) Directory Language (locale) Directory Language (locale) Directory Arabic /ar Hungarian /hu Brazilian Portuguese /pt_BR Czech /cs Italian /it Romanian /ro Danish /da Hebrew /iw Russian /ru German /de Japanese /ja Swedish /sv English /en Korean /ko Thai /th Greek /el Dutch /nl Turkish /tr Spanish /es Norwegian /no Ukrainian /uk Finnish /fi Polish /pl Simplified Chinese /zh French /fr Portuguese /pt Traditional Chinese /zh_TW WebSphere is a trademark of the IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.
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