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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
Change the default monitoring server configuration settings
Consider changing the following settings to ensure a smooth running environment even as your environment scales.
- KDCFC_RXLIMIT
- Buffer used for return queries, specified in KB. The default value is 2048 KB (equivalent to 2 MB). A value of 8192 KB (equivalent to 8 MB) seems to work well for most users.
- Recommendation: 8192 KB
- DEPOTHOME
- The location of the depot. The default location is
- %CANDLE_HOME%\CMS\Depot
- $CANDLEHOME/tables/hub_tems_name/depot
- Relocating the depot directory enables you to backup the Tivoli Monitoring environment without having to backup the very large depot directory. In addition, relocating the depot directory ensures that the depot will not fill up the filesystem where Tivoli Monitoring is running.
The target directories listed below are examples:
- If CANDLE_HOME on is located at C:\IBM\ITM, then relocate the depot to D:\ITM\depot
- If CANDLE_HOME on is located at /opt/IBM/ITM, then relocate the depot to /data/ITM/depot
- Bind a specific IP address
KDEB_INTERFACELIST=192.100.100.100
Use this option only if the monitoring server and portal server are on separate servers. If they are on the same computer, there are going to be problems due to the multiplexed port 1920: The tacmd command will not be able to find the monitoring server, and portal server clients will not be able to find the portal server.
- Bind a specific host name
KDEB_INTERFACELIST=caps001
- Bind the first IPV4 address associated with the current host name to be the default interface.
KDEB_INTERFACELIST=!*
There are many other optional parameters documented in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Administrator's Guide. Review those parameters and determine whether any are required for your environment.
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