Installation location on Linux platforms
The default installation directory and default configuration directory for WebSphere® MQ File Transfer Edition on Linux is different depending on the circumstances.
- If you install WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition V7.0.3 or earlier, the default installation directory is /opt/IBM/WMQFTE and the default configuration directory is /var/IBM/WMQFTE.
- If you install WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition V7.0.4 or later on a system that does not have an existing WMQFTE installation, the default installation directory is /opt/ibm/WMQFTE and the default configuration directory is /var/ibm/WMQFTE.
- If you install WebSphere MQ
File Transfer Edition V7.0.4 or later on a system that does have an
existing WMQFTE installation, one of the following situations occurs:
- If the existing installation is V7.0.4 or later and is installed at the default location, for the new installation the default installation directory is /opt/ibm/WMQFTE and the default configuration directory is /var/ibm/WMQFTE.
- If the existing installation is V7.0.3 or earlier and is installed at the default location, for the new installation the default installation directory is /opt/IBM/WMQFTE and the default configuration directory is /var/IBM/WMQFTE.
- If the existing installation is not installed at the default location, for the new installation the default installation directory is /opt/ibm/WMQFTE and the default configuration directory is /var/ibm/WMQFTE.