We are pleased to announce that new features are available in the Software Use Analysis and License Metric Tool 9.x Beta:
· Migration of scan groups and scan schedules from License Metric Tool and Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed 7.2.2 and 7.5 (in addition to the migration of software bundlings, software exclusions, VM managers, and excluded directories that was provided in the previous Beta drop)
· Security fixes
If you are not subscribed to the Beta yet, visit the following link to find instructions for joining the program:
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Wa8d99d587a5c_466d_866e_814dee2e0268/page/Cloud
If you are already subscribed to the Beta and have the IBM Endpoint Manager installed, ensure that your Beta fixlet site is upgraded to the latest version:
· If you are using License Metric Tool, update the IBM License Reporting (ILMT) v9 Beta site to version 14.
· If you are using Software use Analysis, update the IBM Endpoint Manager for Software Use Analysis v9 Beta site to version 14.
A new drop of installable Beta is now available. It provides the following features:
- Coexistence of LMT 9.x with SUA 9.x
- Collecting capacity data from KVM hosts that are not managed by RHEV-M
- Identifying computers running on public clouds to ensure that PVU values are properly calculated for them
If you are already subscribed to the Beta program and have the IBM Endpoint Manager installed, ensure that your Beta fixlet site is upgraded to version 17.
For details concerning the features, related documentation as well as instructions for joining the Beta program, visit: https://ibm.biz/beta_program.
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A new set of features is available for you to try out in the latest Beta drop. These include:
- Monitoring usage of licenses other than PVU and RVU
- Extended discovery of Oracle Databases
If you already participate in the Beta, update the SUA Beta site to version 18.
For details concerning the features, related documentation as well as instructions for joining the Beta program, visit: https://ibm.biz/beta_program.
A new drop of the beta code is available. The latest features include:
- Monitoring the usage of licenses other than PVU and RVU MAPC (extension of the feature delivered in the previous drop with information about trend value of the maximum license usage)
- Adding comments to the audit snapshot
If you already participate in the Beta, update the SUA Beta site to version 20.
For details concerning the features, related documentation as well as instructions for joining the Beta program, visit: https://ibm.biz/beta_program
A new drop of the beta code is available. The latest features include:
- Discovery of software installed on Mac computers
- Support for client on Windows 10
- Checking why a Fixlet or task is not relevant
If you already participate in the Beta, update the SUA Beta site to version 21.
For details concerning the features, related documentation as well as instructions for joining the Beta program, visit: https://ibm.biz/beta_program
A new drop of the beta code is available. The latest features include:
- REST API for retrieving raw scan results
- License reports per computer group. The feature can be used in the following scenarios:
You have IBM software that is installed in multiple IBM subcapacity regions.
You want to separately track software that is installed in each business unit in your organization.
You are a service provider and you need to generate a separate audit snapshot for each customer.
- Identifying VM manager duplicates
- Creating extended signatures
If you already participate in the Beta, update the Beta site to version 22.
For details concerning the features, related documentation as well as instructions for joining the Beta program, visit: https://ibm.biz/beta_program