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Directory conventions
The following directory conventions are used throughout the documentation to must reference special directories such as wxs_install_root and wxs_home. You access these directories during several different scenarios, including during installation and use of command-line tools.
- wxs_install_root
- The wxs_install_root directory is the root directory where WebSphere eXtreme Scale product files are installed. The wxs_install_root directory can be the directory in which the trial zip file is extracted or the directory in which the WebSphere eXtreme Scale product is installed.
- Example when extracting the trial:
Example: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/eXtremeScale
- Example when WebSphere eXtreme Scale is installed to a stand-alone directory:
Example: /opt/IBM/eXtremeScale
- Example when WebSphere eXtreme Scale is integrated with WAS:
Example: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
- wxs_home
- The wxs_home directory is the root directory of the WebSphere eXtreme Scale product libraries, samples and components. This is the same as the wxs_install_root directory when the trial is extracted. For stand-alone installations, the wxs_home directory is the ObjectGrid sub-directory within the wxs_install_root directory. For installations that are integrated with WAS, this directory is the optionalLibraries/ObjectGrid directory within the wxs_install_root directory.
- Example when extracting the trial:
Example: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/eXtremeScale
- Example when WebSphere eXtreme Scale is installed to a stand-alone directory:
Example: /opt/IBM/eXtremeScale/ObjectGrid
- Example when WebSphere eXtreme Scale is integrated with WAS:
Example: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/optionalLibraries/ObjectGrid
- was_root
- The was_root directory is the root directory of a WAS installation:
Example: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
- restservice_home
- The restservice_home directory is the directory in which the WebSphere eXtreme Scale REST data service libraries and samples are located. This directory is named restservice and is a sub-directory under the wxs_home directory.
- Example for stand-alone deployments:
Example: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/eXtremeScale/ObjectGrid/restservice
- Example for WAS integrated deployments:
Example: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/optionalLibraries/ObjectGrid/restservice
- tomcat_root
- The tomcat_root is the root directory of the Apache Tomcat installation.
Example: /opt/tomcat5.5
- wasce_root
- The wasce_root is the root directory of the WAS Community Edition installation.
Example:/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServerCE
- java_home
- The java_home is the root directory of a Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE) installation.
Example:/opt/IBM/WebSphere/eXtremeScale/java
- samples_home
- The samples_home is the directory in which you extract the sample files that are used for tutorials.
Example:/wxs-samples/
Parent topic:
WebSphere eXtreme Scale overview
Parent topic:
REST data services sample and tutorial
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