License Service Reporter

License Service Reporter is a free add-on service of the IBM Cloud Pak foundational services. You can optionally install the License Service Reporter and use it in single or multi-cluster environment.

You can view the following information using License Service Reporter:

• IBM software deployments in a single dashboard to maintain the license compliance and avoid audit infractions
• Historical data on IBM software deployments to make informed decisions for future purchases
• Details about software deployments, including source (ILMT for VMs, License Service for containers), cluster and quantities of licenses deployed
• Identify which software deployments are VMs vs. containers and can use this information to evaluate workloads for modernization.

What's new in the License Service Reporter version 4.x

License Service Reporter version 4.2.6 updates (July 2024)

• Storage options for License Service Reporter are updated: The list of supported storage options for License Service Reporter is updated for IBM Cloud Pak foundational services version 4.6.x and prior. For more information, see Storage options.

License Service Reporter version 4.2.5 updates (June 2024)

• Configuring SSL certificate validation: You can configure SSL certificate validation for secure communication between License Service and License Service Reporter. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates assure encrypted communication and authenticate the identity of the services involved. For more information, see Configuring SSL certificate validation when sending data to License Service Reporter.

License Service Reporter version 4.2.4 updates (May 2024)

• Essential security updates.

License Service Reporter version 4.2.3 updates

• Adding annotations to License Service Reporter resources: You can add custom annotations to the ibm-license-service-reporter-operator resources automatically with the spec.annotations parameters. For more information, see Managing License Service Reporter metadata.

• Customizing limits and requests of License Service Reporter resources: You can customize limits and requests of License Service Reporter resources by editing the License Service Reporter custom resource. For more information, see Customizing limits and requests of License Service Reporter resources.

License Service Reporter version 4.2.2 updates

• Support for spec.labels parameter: License Service Reporter operator is updated to support the spec.labels parameter in the custom resources of the IBMLicenseServiceReporter. You can set the labels to the operand resources of the License Service Reporter such as Deployments, StatefulSets, Pods, Secrets, ConfigMaps, and Routes.

License Service Reporter version 4.2.1 updates

• Deep dive panel: Deep dive panel in the Licensing dashboard is updated to view the individual services of the IBM Cloud Pak for Data Contributing services section that use the Virtual Processor Core (VPC).

License Service Reporter version 4.2.x updates

• Support for multi-instance Cloud Pak.

• Extended integration for User Authentication tools via OIDC protocol: You can configure the License Service Reporter to use the OAuth/OIDC provider with Identity Provider (IDP) as the authentication method to access the console.

• Essential security updates.