Conventions

Understand the conventions used in this documentation to use it more effectively.

The following section provides conventions that can help you interpret the information provided in this documentation:

• File names, directories, and commands appear in Courier font. For example:

  • File name: xmlaccess.bat or xmlaccess.sh

  • Directory: /opt/WebSphere/PortalServer

  • Command: startServer WebSphere_Portal

• Variables are either italicized, enclosed in brackets, or both. For example: http://hostname.example.com:10039/wps/portal, where hostname.example.com is the fully qualified host name of the machine where Portal is running and 10039 is the default transport port created by WebSphere Application Server; the port number may be different for the environment.

• Variables are used to indicate root installation directories. For more information, see Directory structure.

• Directories are shown with forward slashes (/), unless operating-system specific information is provided. On Windows systems, you should use backward slashes (\) when typing at a command line, unless otherwise noted.

• Operating system-specific information is provided, for example:

  • AIX Linux Solaris: ./ConfigEngine.sh task_name

  • IBM i: ConfigEngine.sh task_name

• When reading z/OS specific documentation, you may encounter the terms UNIX or Linux. These terms imply z/OS UNIX System Services or z/OS USS when abbreviated. Outside the z/OS specific documentation, and unless otherwise indicated, the UNIX term implies *nix based operating systems such as AIX, Linux and Solaris.

• Tips on how to use specific topics are marked with a green check. For example:

  • How to use this planning section

• Links to reference information and external links are marked with one of these icons: or

• Most topics include a Related section that links to other relevant topics. See the last section for an example.

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