# 31. AMPS Distribution Layout

This appendix lists the layout of the AMPS distribution, with special focus on the binaries present in the layout. Use this appendix to plan your AMPS deployment.

60East recommends that all AMPS deployments contain the full contents of the `/bin` and `/lib` directories. For development installations that are extending the AMPS server, your installation should contain the `/api` and `/sdk` directories (as well as the AMPS Server SDK, available through 60East support).

The AMPS distribution contains the following items at the top level:

AMPS distribution contents
Item | Description
--- | ---
`/bin` | AMPS binaries: the AMPS server, daemon deployment scripts, AMPS utilities, and `spark`.
`/docs` | AMPS base documentation. Current versions of the documentation and additional guides are available from the 60East website.
HISTORY | Information on the AMPS revision history. In current distributions, this provides a link to the entry for this release of AMPS within the full revision history on the 60East web site.
`/lib` | Libraries used by the AMPS binary.
LICENSE | The AMPS license.
README | The README file for AMPS.
`/sdk` | Headers used for modules that extend AMPS.

## /bin directory

AMPS ``/bin`` directory contents
Item | Description
--- | ---
`amps_bio_perf_test` | Diagnostic tool for testing the performance of I/O systems.
`amps_client_ack_dump` | Utility for showing the contents of the AMPS client.ack file, containing persistent per-client information.
`ampserr` | Utility for looking up details on AMPS log file items.
`ampServer` | The AMPS server binary.
`ampServer-compat` | The downward compatible version of the AMPS server binary. This version avoids using some of the hardware capabilities present in newer CPU architectures.
`amps_file` | A utility for identifying the type of AMPS files and the file format that the file uses.
`amps-init-script` | Part of the AMPS service installation. This script is installed into the init.d directory when the AMPS service is installed.
`amps_journal_dump` | Utility for extracting the contents of AMPS transaction log journal files.
`amps_mt_perf_test` | Diagnostic tool for performance testing of the AMPS engine parsing infrastructure.
`amps_sow_dump` | Utility for extracting the contents of AMPS SOW files.
`amps-sqlite3` | Convenience wrapper for querying an AMPS statistics database.
`amps_upgrade` | Utility for upgrading data files from previous versions of AMPS to the current version.
`install-amps-daemon.sh` | Installation script for installing AMPS as a Linux service.
`/lib` | Directory containing the libraries used by the `spark` utility.
`spark` | Utility that provides a command-line interface to AMPS.
`uninstall-amps-daemon.sh` | Installation script for removing the AMPS Linux service from the system.