Understanding the Installation Directories

During the software installation, you are asked to specify several installation directories. It is helpful to have an understanding of those directories and what they contain when installation is complete. The following directories are created:

• install-dir

  This can be any directory on your system. The directory is empty before you install the product.

• MIDDLEWARE-HOME

  This is the directory into which Oracle Unified Directory, Web Logic Server, and the Application Development Framework are installed. Oracle WebLogic Server and the Application Development Framework must be installed if you plan to manage Oracle Unified Directory by using Oracle Directory Services Manager (ODSM).

  The MIDDLEWARE-HOME directory and the OUD-BASE directory (defined during the Oracle Unified Directory installation) are the same directory.

  The MIDDLEWARE-HOME directory ultimately contains the following main product directories:

  • oud-oracle-home

    Contains the Oracle Unified Directory setup files to set up individual instances.

  • wlserver_10.3

    Contains Web Logic Server.

  • oracle_common

    Contains the Application Development Framework.

  • coherence_3.6

    Contains the Oracle Coherence data grid software, if you have elected to install this alongside Web Logic Server.

A complete breakdown of the directory contents after installation is provided below:

install-dir
                    MIDDLEWARE-HOME
                        coherence_3.6
                        domain-registry.xml
                        logs
                        modules
                        ocm.rsp
                        oud-oracle-home
                        oracle_common
                        registry.dat
                        registry.xml
                        user_projects
                        utils
                        wlserver_10.3