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You can also use the mkevtautopln command to create an EAP, or chevtautopln to make
changes to an existing EAP.
4.2.4 Monitor migration considerations
Since CSM uses RSCT RMC and IBM Systems Director, it is agent protocol-based. We did
not find any easy way to transform existing CSM monitor or condition data into an XML format
usable by IBM Systems Director, because data is kept in two very different formats.
One could consider whether making such a transformation tool would really be worth it
because this is often costly. Our conclusion is that it depends on the environment and would
most likely require a cost benefit analysis (CBA), the result of which is a total picture of costs,
benefits and risks inv