Enhancements and new features in

ILMT/SUA 9.2.0.2IBM License Metric Tool &

Software Use AnalysisQuestions and Answers

Enablement Team

Agenda

03PowerShell as the

communication

interface for Hyper-V

04Hiding free instances

06Migrating SUA from

version 2.2 to 9.2.0.2

05Collecting capacity

data from KVM hosts

Coexistence of ILMT

and SUA on one IEM

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Introduction

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Demo

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Questions

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Introduction 013

• Discovers detailed

information about hardware,

installed IBM software and

third party software

• Delivers flexible options for

monitoring software usage

• Integrates with IBM Control

Desk for discovered hardware

and software assets

Software Use Analysis

Introduction 02

The session applies to License Metric Tool and Software Use Analysis 9.x. Unless

stated otherwise, presented information applies to both products.

• Discovers PVU software• Measures maximum core capacity in

PVUs available to the deployed software

• Required for subcapacity licensing

License Metric Tool

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Coexistence of LMT &

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Coexistence 02

To put it simple, coexistence means that you can connect both LMT and SUA to one IBM Endpoint

Manager platform.

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How?

By enabling two Fixlets sites in one IEM console.

So, my endpoints are both in LMT and in SUA?

No.

Endpoints are separated. They can report to only one

application at given moment, either LMT or SUA.

You can switch at any time, though.

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Actually, everything is separated.

Fixlet sites, Fixlets, scans, endpoints, application servers, catalogs. Everything.

LMT and SUA work as two different/separate applications.

So, what does this coexistence do?

It gives you the possibility to use one IEM server, and one IEM console, to manage two

applications.

Documentation

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# Use Case:

The coexistence can be used to extend your current LMT deployment with extra capabilities of

SUA.

You can monitor your servers (which only need to be compliant) with LMT, and apply SUA to your

workstations to discover extra software and their usage.

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LMT SUA

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STEP 1: Buying a license for SUA.

• LMT -> SUA: If you’re adding SUA, you must first purchase it. Your free LMT license is not

enough. You can use Beta, though, it’s free.

Click here to learn how -> Beta.

• SUA -> LMT: You’re good. Your SUA license already contains entitlements for LMT.

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STEP 1: Buying a license for SUA.

1. Go to Passport Advantage and purchase entitlements for IBM Endpoint Manager for Software Use Analysis.

2. Check the serial number of your current License Metric Tool license:

a) In the IEM console, click BigFix Management.

b) In the navigation tree, click License Overview.

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3. Email TEM@dk.ibm.com and include the following information:

• Your current serial number

• Your personal data that helps to recognize you as an IBM customer

• Details of the SUA license that you purchased

• A request for expanding your current serial number with the entitlements for SUA.

All free LMT licenses are in the same pool. This step is required so that your license can be

recognized and extracted from the pool. It is then connected with the new license for SUA.

Result: Your serial number remains the same (so you don’t have to reinstall IEM), but you can

now also use SUA.

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4. You will receive a notification from TEM@dk.ibm.com that your license was updated, but you

can keep checking that also in the IEM console.

5. Click Check for license update.

If you get the message: *Site certificate update detected*, something is on.

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5. Go to the IEM server and run BESAdmin to propagate the updated license info to your

endpoints.

LINUX:

a) Go to /opt/BESServer/bin.

b) Run the command:

./BESAdmin.sh –syncmastheadandlicense –sitePvkLocation=path_to_license.pvk

WINDOWS:

a) Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\BigFix Enterprise\BES Server.

b) Run BESAdmin.exe.

c) When prompted, provide the path to license.pvk, and enter the password.

d) In the Masthead Management tab, click OK.

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STEP 2: Enabling the Fixlet sites.

• Fixlets sites contain all fixlets, tasks, and analyses that you use to config and use SUA.

• You have to enable them to download LMT/SUA, install scanner, run scans, etc.

• The possibility to enable both the LMT and SUA fixlet sites is COEXISTENCE.

That’s a Fixlet (content) site.

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The Fixlet sites can be enabled in the IBM Endpoint Manager console:

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Result:

After this step, you should have two Fixlet

sites enabled. Each of them contains

a separate set of Fixlets.

TIP: No Internet? Use Airgap Tool

and the BES Download Cacher to load

the content.

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STEP 3: Dividing endpoints between computer groups (separating),and subscribing each group to each Fixlet site.

• Endpoints must be separated, some will use LMT, and some will use SUA. NOT BOTH.

• Plan ahead which endpoints will use which application.

• Create computer groups (in IEM), one with LMT endpoints, one with SUA endpoints. You can create more.

• You can manage computer groups instead of single endpoints. Much easier.

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You can divide your endpoints between the groups by creating manual or automatic computer

groups in the IBM Endpoint Manager console.

Then, you can subscribe each group to a particular Fixlet site. Groups are easier, but you can also

subscribe single endpoints.

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Results:

After this step, some endpoints should be subscribed to the LMT site, and some to the SUA site.

What to do next:

Install and configure the coexisting applications (or only the one that you’re adding). Perform a

normal installation, the coexistence does not affect this area.

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NEW FIXLET:

We want to make sure that none of your computers are subscribed to both sites.

If that happens, you can take a look at a Fixlet that will warn you about „multiple” subscriptions.

If the Fixlet is relevant for any computer, remove it from one of the groups. The Fixlet only shows

endpoints, you don’t have to run it.

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LIMITATION

VM Managers can be configured in the UI only for ONE application.

Recommendation: Use the UI with the application that it was already used with. If you had the IEM server in the LMT site, keep it that way.

Note: VM Managers will be visible in both UIs.

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Why?

The „UI” VM Managers (default/centralized approach) are managed by VM Manager Tool that is installed on the IEM server. And you can install only one.

IEM

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So, what about other app?

You have to use advanced (decentralized/distributed) VM management.

You install additional VM Manager Tool, configure VM managers in configuration files, and manage them in the command line. You don’t see them in the UI.

Any computer

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PowerShell as the

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Using PowerShell

• VM Manager Tool must be installed on a Windows computer

The use of PowerShell depends on what operating system the IEM server is installed, because

the main VM Manager Tool is installed along with the server:

Windows

You configure a Hyper-V VM manager in the UI and choose PowerShell as the communication

interface.

Linux

You use advanced VM management to install additional VM Manager Tool on any Windows

computer, and then specify a Hyper-V VM manager in a configuration file. Such a VM manager is

not visible in the UI, but is managed through the VM Manager Tool command line.

Can be IP address or host name.

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Hiding free instances

You can hide software instances for which all bundling options are free of charge regardless of

whether the bundlings are already confirmed or not.

To save the setting and refresh the panel, click Update. The setting is applied globally for all users

and all sessions. To show the free-of-charge instances, clear the check box.

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Audit snapshot content

The other_products.csv file is substituted with the bundling_options.csv file.

Information about software that is not

licensed under full or subcapacity

licensing, and does not generate any

PVU or RVU MAPC consumption.

You had to combine it with other CSV

files from the audit snapshot to get a

view of all software.

Contains information about all IBM

software regardless of its license type

and consumption.

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Collecting capacity data

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Collecting capacity data from KVM hosts

Before:

Data collected by VM Manager Tool

KVMs managed by RHEV-M (version 3.0 or 3.1)

Now: Is the KVM managed by RHEV-M?

Yes No

VM Manager Tool connects to RHEVM

and collects data from KVM hosts

Use the Run Capacity Scan

and Upload Results task on the

enpoint with VM Manager Tool

Docs

Use the Run Capacity Scan

on Virtualization Hosts task on the

KVM host

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Migrating SUA from

version 2.2 to 9.2.0.2 0632

SUAonly

Feature Version 2.2 Version 9.2.0.2

IBM and non-IBM software discovery and inventory

Hardware discovery *More detailed information available

out-of-the-box

Collection of usage data

Integrated software catalog management *Enhanced with custom catalog export

and import

Unrecognized software management

ETL scope Data from all computers regardless of their site subscription

Data only from computers subscribed to the SUA site

Continuous delivery Only critical defects New features, enhancements, and fixes on a regular basis

IBM subcapacity reporting and automated bundling definitions

Virtualized hardware inventory

Shared file systems support

Automatic distribution of the software catalog and catalog versioning

Public REST API

Dashboard

Enhanced user interface and reorganized menu

Improved performance and serviceability

Open Beta Program

IBM subcapacity reporting and automated bundling definitions

Subcapacity licensing allows you for licensing an eligible software product for less than the full capacity of

your server or group of servers.

Processor Value Unit (PVU) is a unit of measure by which the program can be licensed. The number of

PVU entitlements required is based on the processor technology defined within the PVU Table by

processor vendor, brand, type and model number and by the number of processors made available to the

program.

More information: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/subcaplicensing.html

IBM subcapacity reporting and automated bundling definitions

Example:

Cores to license Partition 1 Partition 2 Subcapacity Full capacity

MQ software 4 4 8 8

WebSphere Software 4 - 4 8

Partition 1:

4 virtual cores

Partition 2:

4 virtual cores

8 physical cores

MQ

WebSphere

MQ

IBM subcapacity reporting and automated bundling definitions

You can use SUA to monitor PVU and RVU MAPC consumption of IBM products under full and subcapacity

licensing terms.

IBM subcapacity reporting and automated bundling definitions

The discovered software is classified based on the automated bundling definitions. You can confirm the

initial classification or reassign components to reflect your actual purchases.

IBM subcapacity reporting and automated bundling definitions

You have a detailed overview of all actions that influence the value on the PVU and RVU MAPC

consumption reports.

IBM subcapacity reporting and automated bundling definitions

You can generate an audit snapshot which is a record of the PVU and RVU MAPC consumption in your

enterprise. The snapshot is used for IBM auditing purposes.

Virtualized hardware inventory

You have detailed information about computers and virtual machines in your infrastructure, including:

• Processor details (vendor, brand, type, model, cores, PVU value per core, physical and virtual shared

pools)

• Hypervisor status

Dashboard: overview of the infrastructure health

The widget shows whether agents are

connecting to the IEM server, have an

outdated version, and information

about the most important issues that

might occur while agents are operating

such as problems with disk space or

missing software prerequisites.

The widget shows the health of scans

that are running in your infrastructure.

You can drill down to reports for specific

computers with scan problems.

The widget shows whether agents are

correctly configured to collect all data

for the hardware and software that is

present in your infrastructure.

Dashboard: overview of the software inventory

The widget presents top five publishers

with the largest number of defined

contracts defined. The publishers are

ordered according to the number of

computers on which their software is

installed, regardless of the number of

contracts.

The widget presents a summary of the

IBM software that is installed in your

infrastructure, computers, and computer

groups in your infrastructure.

The widget presents links to publishers,

software products, versions, releases,

components, and signatures in the current

catalog.

Dashboard: overview of PVU subcapacity and software classification

The widget presents products with

the highest PVU consumption rate.

It shows how many PVUs a product

consumes but does not relate this

information to your license entitlements.

A maximum of five products are

displayed by default.

The widget presents the number of

confirmed and unconfirmed software

installations in your infrastructure.

Enhanced user interface and reorganized menu

New reports and panels

Improved performance

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SUA 2.2 Patch 8 SUA 9.2.0.2

Environment size: 35k endpoints Machine: 2 x 2,4 GHz, 24 GB RAM

Initial import Re-import (10% software scan change % 70% usage change

Improved serviceability

You can easily troubleshoot problems that might occur thanks to:

• Fixlets and analyses for software and hardware scan troubleshooting

• Fixlet for running the scanner diagnostic tool

• Fixlet for gathering information about the SUA and IEM environment

Open Beta Program

New to LMT or SUA?

Join the Beta program to get the hands on experience with the application and see the benefits that it

brings to your enterprise: a clear and organized overview of your software assets, reduced time of

managing software for license reconciliation or compliance purposes, and many others.

Already using LMT or SUA?

Participate in the Beta to find out what new features are currently being developed and provide feedback to

influence their final shape. During the Beta, you will have a unique opportunity to chat with developers who

will do their best to answer your questions and quickly solve any problems that you might encounter.

For more information, see the Beta Program Community.

Additional resources

Documentation: https://ibm.biz/sua_22_92_migration

Cookbook: https://ibm.biz/migration_paths

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Rebranding

Coming soon!

IBM Endpoint Manager IBM BigFix

IBM Endpoint Manager for Software Use Analysis IBM BigFix Inventory

IBM License Metric Tool IBM License Metric Tool (no change)

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Questions?

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Wiki

IBMLicenseMetricTool

Forum

Signature community

@ILMTCentralTeam

Documentation

License Metric Tool

Scalability Guide

Migration cookbook (LMT)

Development plans

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Wiki

IBM License Management

Forum

@IBMEndpoint

Documentation

IBM Endpoint Manager

#IEM4SUA

Software Use Analysis

Scalability Guide Development plans

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