1. ILMT/BigFix Inventory Demo
1/23/2018
April 2017
ILMT/BigFix Inventory Demo
Pawel Januszek,
Boguslaw Nowak
BigFix Inventory/ILMT Development

2. Agenda
Disconnected scans for Windows and Linux For a part of the infrastructure that cannot be monitored by using the BigFix client, disconnected scans for Windows and Linux give visibility of software and hardware inventory as well as license metric consumption.
Utilization of license metrics for VMware To address customer request regarding calculation of licence unitization for the most popular non- IBM business software, we introduced calculation of VMware license utilization. The feature allows tracking VMware license utilization on the Resource Utilization panel.
Leveraging automatic bundling when a part number is not defined in the IBM Catalog The feature allows assign customer part numbers to products defined in Catalog.

3. Disconnected scans solution for Windows and Linux
1/23/2018
Part 1
Disconnected scans solution for Windows and Linux

4. Corporation where James role is SAM, recently acquired small, but important company located abroad. For security reasons its IT infrastructure can not be connected to the main company network. New acquisition has expensive Oracle software which needs to be reviewed for license complaince, cost optimization and security purposes.
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James' tasks: In addition to standard reports which James has been producing for core part of his company, he needs to make visible information regarding software inventory and license use for the new acquisition which is not connected to the BigFix server.
Solution:
James will use disconnected scans solution for Windows and for Linux to provide the discovery data from endpoints which can not be connected to BigFix server.

5. Disconnected scanning overview
Catalog & CIT Config Files
IBM CIT
Manually transfer to designated folder (NFS, FTP, ...)
New type of ILMT Data Source:
Local folder
Cumulative Output Package
LMT Import process all uploaded files
Install
Register scheduler
ILMT / BigFix Inventory
Scanned computer
Scheduled scan execution

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How James, Software Asset Manager, can trace VMware license utilization in BigFix Inventory.
James' tasks: Provide the number of licenses needed for VMware instances installed in company IT environment, to be compliant with license agreement. James can collect this information from multiple VMware, so James cooperates with VMware administrators to collect this information periodically. James would like to see VMware license utilization data in single point.
Solution:
BFI allows to collect information about VMware licenses utilization and trace this data from all infrastructure on Resource Utilization panel in BigFix Inventory.

7. WMware license details – BFI panel
VMware panel – separate for every vSphere environment
BigFix panel – license usage from all environments in one place

8. Limitation ESXBox vs VirtualCenter Two options: Overscanning
Shared license
The ESX is being scanned second time, first during scan of whole vCenter and second during scan of ESX.
The same license is shared between multiple vSphere instances.

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How James, Software Asset Manager, can improve software classification for non public part numbers in BigFix Inventory.
James' tasks: Perform software classification for all discovered components, according to license agreement. Jim likes classification automation base on part numbers, however Jim can not leverage this feature for part numbers not covered in Catalog.
Solution:
BigFix Inventory provides the option to assign part numbers to products defined in Catalog. Jim can update Catalog with part numbers from his contract, then perform “Part numbers upload” and “Data imports” operations. This actions allow Jim use software classification automation for his part numbers in the same way as for the one delivered in Catalog.

10. Forum: BigFix Inventory | License Metric Tool
1/23/2018
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