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Linux or UNIX persistent configuration changes
The files that contain configuration information for IBM Tivoli Monitoring Linux or UNIX processes are located in the itm_home/config directory.
One such file is the xx.ini file where xx denotes the product code. For example, ux is the product code for the UNIX OS agent. Additional information is stored in locations such as itm_home/config/.ConfigData/kxxenv where the user defaults and configuration dialog variables are stored. Some information is also stored in other files such as env.config. All these files are processed to create a .config file.
Each time an agent is started (or stopped) the agent .config files are created in one of the following formats:
- xx.config
- xx_instance.config
- hostname_xx_instance.config
Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server .config files are created during the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server configuration process:
./itmcmd config -S -t temsnameTivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server .config files have the format: hostname_ms_temsname.config. The agent uses the .config file to define the runtime configuration environment variables.
- Making persistent configuration changes
To make persistent configuration changes, create the file xx.environment in the config directory. In this file define variables in the key=value format.
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