Hi There,
I am getting the below from my BIGFIX ILMT report.
Computers with delayed data upload status: 18%.
Computers with outdated capacity scans: 3%.
Computers with missing software scans: 5%.
What could be the issue?
Rgrds,
John Kimathi
There could be several possibilities:
- Verify if the devices are properly reporting to BigFix. Check the last check-in times and ensure there are no communication issues.
- Confirm that the ILMT Scanner is installed on these devices and is functioning correctly.
- Review relevant ILMT actions to ensure they are executing properly. This includes checking the status of scheduled scans and data uploads.
- Review & check ILMT import status
You can sync with IBM for further support & investigation.
Thank you @vk.khurava
Do I need ILMT Scanners yet am running BigFix and not disconnected scanners?
Regards,
John.
Yes, ILMT has its own scanners (current version 9.2.37.0) specifically designed for the collection of ILMT data. While BigFix provides a platform that facilitates this data gathering, the ILMT Scanners are essential for accurately collecting software usage information necessary for license compliance and reporting.
To be clear, you don’t need to manually download/install the disconnected scanners - but you do need to deploy the ILMT scanner.
I don’t use ILMT myself and I’m not sure whether the ILMT web interface is supposed to do this for you, but from inside the BigFix Console you should be able to run tasks from the IBM License Reporting (ILMT) v9 site. At Minimum I think you need to have open Policy Actions on
1 Install or Upgrade Scanner (9.2.37.0) High IBM License Reporting (ILMT) v9 0 / 0 0 Scanner 61.45 MB IBM 7/25/2024
2 Initiate Software Scan (9.2.37.0) High IBM License Reporting (ILMT) v9 0 / 0 0 Scanner IBM 1/2/2024
3 Upload Software Scan Results (9.2.37.0) High IBM License Reporting (ILMT) v9 0 / 0 0 Scanner IBM 5/19/2023
If you use virtualization and sub-capacity licensing, then you also need to configure the VM Manager tool (to retrieve information from your Hypervisors) and to run the Capacity Scans (to retrieve information from your virtual machines) so ILMT can correlate them and check per-host processor utilization against subcapacity licensing. That adds the need to possibly run some combination of the following
| 20 | Run Capacity Scan and Upload Results (9.2.37.0) | High | IBM License Reporting (ILMT) v9 | 0 / 0 | 0 | Scanner | 284 KB | IBM | 6/7/2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Schedule VM Manager Tool Scan Results Upload (9.2.37.0) | Low | IBM License Reporting (ILMT) v9 | 0 / 0 | 0 | VM Managers | 284 KB | IBM | 7/22/2020 | ||
| 81 | Install VM Manager Tool (9.2.37.0) | Low | IBM License Reporting (ILMT) v9 | 0 / 0 | 0 | VM Managers | 419 MB | IBM | 9/12/2024 | ||
| 85 | Update VM Manager Tool to version (9.2.37.0) | Low | IBM License Reporting (ILMT) v9 | 0 / 0 | 0 | VM Managers | 419 MB | IBM | 9/12/2024 | ||
| 87 | Run Capacity Scan on Virtualization Hosts (9.2.37.0) | High | IBM License Reporting (ILMT) v9 | 0 / 0 | 0 | VM Managers | IBM | 7/15/2024 | |||
| 93 | Create Capacity Configuration for Linux on z Systems (9.2.37.0) | High | IBM License Reporting (ILMT) v9 | 0 / 0 | 0 | Configuration | IBM | 1/7/2019 | |||
| 102 | Identify Computers on Public Clouds (9.2.37.0) | Medium | IBM License Reporting (ILMT) v9 | 0 / 0 | 0 | Configuration | IBM | 6/7/2024 |
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Thank you all for your help.
My audit reports are now clean after setting the period to fewer days than the 90 days
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