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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
Product behavior with custom configuration settings
This section provides an overview of product behavior regarding custom configuration settings.
Before you upgrade, make sure you back up the IBM Tivoli Monitoring environment, especially if you have a more complicated environment. Most companies have a standard process for preserving a backup image of all computer systems, including the IBM Tivoli Monitoring environment.
- General operations
Several types of variables control the operation of an IBM Tivoli Monitoring component.
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Agent configuration and environment variables