Directory path conventions
Directory variables are abbreviations for the default installation paths for IBM® AIX®, Linux™, and Microsoft™ Windows™. This topic defines the directory variable and its matching default installation directory for each supported operating system.
- The term Linux in this documentation includes the Linux for System z® platform, unless otherwise specified.
- Many examples of directory and file paths in this documentation use the UNIX™ '/' separator to denote AIX, Linux, and Windows path separators, even though the Windows convention is to use the '\' separator. Where applicable, substitute the '\' separator for the '/' separator.
| Directory variable | Default installation root |
|---|---|
| app_server_root IBM WebSphere® Application Server installation directory |
AIX: /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer Linux:/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer Windows:drive:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer where drive is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D. |
| profile_root WebSphere Application Server profile/ Deployment Manager profile directory |
AIX: /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/profile_name Linux:/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/profile_name Windows:drive:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\profile_name where profile_name is the name of the profile on which the application is installed or the profile name of the deployment manager. drive is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D. |
| ibm_http_server_root IBM HTTP Server installation directory |
AIX: /usr/IBM/HTTPServer Linux:/opt/IBM/HTTPServer Windows:drive:\Program Files\IBM\HTTPServer where drive is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D. |
| connections_root IBM Connections installation directory |
AIX or Linux: /opt/IBM/Connections Windows:drive:\Program Files\IBM\Connections where drive is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D. |
| IM_root IBM Installation Manager installation directory |
AIX: /opt/IBM/InstallationManager Linux:/opt/IBM/InstallationManager Windows:drive:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager where drive is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D. |
| shared_resources_root Shared resources directory |
AIX or Linux: /opt/IBM/IMShared Windows:drive:\Program Files(x86)\IBM\IMShared where drive is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D. |
| db2_root DB2® database installation directory |
AIX: /usr/IBM/db2/version Linux:/opt/ibm/db2/version Windows:drive:\Program Files\IBM\SQLLIB\version where drive is the system drive on which the file directory is stored, for example: C or D, and version is the version of DB2 installed, for example: V9.5 or V9.7. |
| oracle_root Oracle database installation directory |
AIX or Linux: /home/oracle/oracle/product/version/db_1 Windows:drive:\oracle\product\version\db_1 where version is the supported Oracle number and drive is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D. |
| sql_server_root Microsoft SQL Server database installation directory |
Windows: drive:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server where drive is the system drive on which the file directory is stored, for example: C or D. |
| Cognos_BI_install_path IBM Cognos® BI Server installation directory |
AIX or Linux: /opt/IBM/CognosBI Windows:drive:\Program Files\IBM\Cognos where drive is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D.Note: You specify the installation directory in the
cognos-setup.properties file during installation. |
| Cognos_Transformer_install_path Cognos Transformer installation directory |
AIX or Linux: /opt/IBM/CognosTF Windows:drive:\Program Files\IBM\Cognos where drive is the system drive on which the file directory is stored. For example: C or D.Note: You can specify the installation directory in the
cognos-setup.properties file during installation. |