IIP modify default installation directory path

Use this panel to provide the target installation directory path for the selected installation package.

This panel is displayed when you click the Modify button on the Default installation directory paths tab on the Installation package invocation properties panel.

Platform

Platform for the selected package. If working in connected mode, then the platform of the local machine is listed. If working in disconnected mode, then the platform of the target system is listed. This field is read only.

Architecture

Processor architecture for the selected package. If working in connected mode, then the architecture of the local machine is listed. If working in disconnected mode, then the architecture of the target system is listed. This field is read only.

User type

Type of user who will install the selected package. The choices are root and non-root, or administrator and non-administrator for Windows platforms.

Default installation directory path

Target installation directory path. We can accept the default values or manually enter a directory. If working in connected mode, then enter the directory or click Browse to browse for the directory path on the local system. If working in disconnected mode, then enter the path to the directory relative to the target system.

The default values for the installation directory are based on the target platform and user type. Note that the target system can restrict where a non-root or non-administrator can install software. We can specify directories for both user types.

We can also use the $RESV{invocationID:installLocation} macro value to use the installation directory of another contribution for the feature pack contribution. For example, if you want the feature pack to be installed into the same location as the WAS, ND contribution, the following macro can be used as install location for the feature pack: $RESV{6.1.0-WS-WASND_1-1:installLocation} where 6.1.0-WS-WASND_1-1 is the invocation identifier of the WAS, ND package.

Please see the following table for examples of the Windows and Linux defaults:

Table 1. Default installation directory path values
Operating system Architecture User type Installation directory path
Microsoft Windows Intel IA32 Non administrator C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer
Microsoft Windows Intel IA32 Administrator C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer
Linux Intel IA32 Non root $JP{user.home} /IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

The installation directory is constructed using a macro which will use the current user's home directory as designated by the target installation machine. The $JP macro indicates that the user.home Java™ property will be used to resolve the current user's home directory.

Linux Intel IA32 Root /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

File paths and file names must comply with the following guidelines:

  • [Windows] <p> Contain 35 or fewer characters on Windows platforms

  • Start and end with English-only alphabetic characters (A-Z, a-z) or numbers (0-9) only

  • Contain English-only alphabetic characters (A-Z, a-z), numbers (0-9), periods (.) or underscores (_) only

  • Not contain special characters (such as à é í ö û æ ñ ☐)

  • Not contain spaces or these characters: ~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & ( ) { } [ ] | \ / : ; , ? ' " < = > + *



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