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Directory structure


WebSphere Portal root directory (PORTAL_HOME)

The installation location for the portal server component of IBM WebSphere Portal is noted as PORTAL_HOME.

The following information shows the default location if it is not otherwise specified during installation:

    AIX
    /usr/IBM/WebSphere/PortalServer

    HP-UX
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalServer

    IBM i

    • portal_server_root (ProdData)

      • /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/PortalServer/V85/product offering

      Where product offering is Server or Express

    • PortalServer_root_user (UserData)

      • WebSphere Application Server v8.5.5 for Network Deployment:

        • /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/ND/profiles/wp_profile/PortalServer

    Linux
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalServer

    Solaris
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalServer

    Windows
    C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\PortalServer


WebSphere Portal profile directory (wp_profile_root)

Throughout this documentation, the profile location is noted as wp_profile_root. The following information shows the default profile location if another location is not specified during installation:

    AIX
    /usr/IBM/WebSphere/wp_profile

    HP-UX
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/wp_profile

    IBM i

    • WebSphere Application Server v8.5 for Network Deployment:

      • /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/ND/profiles/wp_profile

    The wp_profile is the default profile name but is used here as an example since there can be multiple profiles with self described or incremental names (for example, wp_profile1, wp_profile2).

    Linux
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/wp_profile

    Solaris
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/wp_profile

    Windows
    C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\wp_profile


WebSphere Portal Configuration Engine root directory (ConfigEngine_root)

Throughout this documentation, the installation location for the Configuration Engine component is noted as ConfigEngine_root.

    AIX
    /usr/IBM/WebSphere/ConfigEngine

    HP-UX
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/ConfigEngine

    IBM i
    /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/PortalServer/V85/ConfigEngine

    Linux
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/ConfigEngine

    Solaris
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/ConfigEngine

    Windows
    C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\ConfigEngine


WebSphere Portal Configuration Engine profile directory

The Configuration Engine profile directory is the location of the ConfigEngine task.

    AIX
    /usr/IBM/WebSphere/wp_profile/ConfigEngine

    HP-UX
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/wp_profile/ConfigEngine

    IBM i

    • WebSphere Application Server v8.5.5 for Network Deployment:

      • /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/ND/profiles/wp_profile/ConfigEngine

    The wp_profile is the default profile name but is used here as an example since there can be multiple profiles with self described or incremental names (for example, wp_profile1, wp_profile2).

    Linux
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/wp_profile/ConfigEngine

    Solaris
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/wp_profile/ConfigEngine

    Windows
    C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\wp_profile\ConfigEngine


WebSphere Portal directory structure after installation

WebSphere Portal has the following directory structure after installation:

On the Linux and IBM i operating systems, all directories are r/o. 

PORTAL_HOME          Root directory for WebSphere Portal  |
 +-- ap
 |
 +-- base  |
 +-- bin      WebSphere Portal tools  |
 +-- bp
 |
 +-- doc      Javadoc and sample xmlaccess input files  |
 +-- ext        |
 +-- filesForDmgr              |
 +-- installer    |
 +-- jcr      Resources for the Content Repository  |
 +-- license  WebSphere Portal license agreement
 |
 +-- lwo     |
 +-- lwp04.infra          |
 +-- people     |
 +-- prereq     |
 +-- prereqs.infra           |
 +-- profileTemplates            |
 +-- properties              |
 +-- pzn        |
 +-- pzn.ext    |
 +-- search     |
 +-- shared   Shared resources, including runtime JARs, TLDs,   |            and other resources.   |            The /app subdirectory is the application server's   |            WPSLib shared library for WebSphere Portal  |
 +-- solutionInstaller
 +-- theme   |
 +-- ui   |
 +-- version  Version information for various components  |
 +-- wcm      Source Web application files for web content manager  |
 +-- wps.properties


WebSphere Application Server directory structure (APPSERVER_ROOT)

Throughout this documentation, the installation location for WebSphere Application Server is noted as APPSERVER_ROOT

The following information shows the WAS installation directory:

WebSphere Portal Configuration profile directory (cw_profile_root)

Throughout this documentation, the configuration wizard profile location is noted as cw_profile_root. The following information shows the profile location:

    AIX
    /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/cw_profile

    HP-UX
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/cw_profile

    IBM i
    WebSphere Application Server v8.5 for Network Deployment:/QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V8/ND/profiles/cw_profile

    Linux
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/cw_profile

    Solaris
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/cw_profile

    Windows
    C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\cw_profile

    IBM i
    The installation location for WebSphere Application Server is noted as app_server_root and refers to the UserData path, unless otherwise specified in the topic where we see it. The profile_root following variable refers to the name given to the WAS profile in use.


Domino directory structure (domino_server_root and domino_data_root)

Throughout this documentation, the installation location for the IBM Domino server software is noted as domino_server_root.

For IBM i, the installation location for the Domino server software is noted as domino_server_root and refers to the ProdData path, unless otherwise specified in the topic where we see it.

The following information shows the default location if it is not otherwise specified during installation:

    AIX
    /opt/IBM/Lotus/

    HP-UX
    /opt/IBM/Lotus/

    IBM i

    • domino_server_root (ProdData)

      • /QIBM/ProdData/Lotus/DOMINOrelease_number

    Linux
    /opt/IBM/Lotus/

    Solaris
    /opt/IBM/Lotus/

    Windows
    C:\Lotus\Domino

The Domino server data directory is noted as domino_data_root.

For IBM i, The Domino server data directory is noted as domino_data_root and refers to the UserData path, unless otherwise specified in the topic where we see it.

The following information shows the default location of the Domino data directory if it is not otherwise specified during installation:

    AIX
    /opt/IBM/Lotus/Domino/data

    HP-UX
    /opt/IBM/Lotus/Domino/data

    IBM i

    • domino_data_root (UserData)

      • WebSphere Application Server for Base and Express:

        • /QIBM/USERDATA/LOTUS/NOTES

      • WebSphere Application Server for Network Deployment:

        • /QIBM/USERDATA/LOTUS/NOTES

    Linux
    /opt/IBM/Lotus/Domino/data

    Solaris
    /opt/IBM/Lotus/Domino/data

    Windows
    C:\Lotus\Domino\Data


Directories for languages

The following table 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
Arabic /ar
Danish /da
English /en
French /fr
Italian /it
Kazakh /kk
Korean /ko
Polish /pl
Romanian /ro
Slovenian /sl
Turkish /tr
Traditional Chinese /zh_TW
Catalan /ca
German /de
Spanish /es
Croatian /hr
Hebrew /iw
Dutch /nl
Portuguese /pt
Russian /ru
Swedish /sv
Ukrainian /uk
Czech /cs
Greek /el
Finnish /fi
Hungarian /hu
Japanese /ja
Norwegian /no
Brazilian Portuguese /pt_BR
Slovak /sk
Thai /th
Simplified Chinese /zh


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