Directory Name (Variables)

Description

<independent_data_path>

Directory that, among other things, contains the following subdirectories:

·        Configuration directory

·        Run directories

<independent_data_path>/config

Configuration directory that, among other things, contains configuration files for database parameters, database tools, and files for user authorization

<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name>

Run directory of the database instance <database_name> that, among other things, contains the log files

<independent_program_path>

Programs that are independent of the database software version are only installed once for each computer, since they are needed for the database services that exist once for each computer.
The libraries required for the client run-time environment are installed once on each computer, but must be available in different versions.

<dependent_path>

Directory that contains the server software that is dependent on the database version