Setting up daily transfer of scan results to the License Metric Tool server (disconnected scenario)
Available from 9.2.5. Results of the disconnected scans should be imported to the License Metric Tool server daily. To import scan results, copy results packages from the disconnected computers in your infrastructure to the disconnected data source. You can automate the process of copying the results packages by using an automation technology of your choice.
Before you begin
Important: It is your responsibility to ensure that scan results from the disconnected computers are imported to the License Metric Tool server daily. Otherwise, reports generated in License Metric Tool might not be accurate which might impact your license compliance position. Ensuring that scan results are imported daily is not subject to IBM Support.
Procedure
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Go to the directory where you uploaded the disconnected scanner package. Verify whether the package with scan results was generated in the following subdirectory after the software scan.
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Names of results packages use the following naming convention.-
<YYYYMMDDHHMM>-<endpoint_ID>.zip
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<YYYYMMDDHHMM>-<endpoint_ID>.tar.gz
Important: Do not change names of results packages. Otherwise, they will not be imported to License Metric Tool. -
Copy the results package to the disconnected data source. You can do this in one of the following ways.
Table 1. Mechanisms of transferring scan results Mechanism Subject to IBM support Details 
Upload of scan results directly to theLicense Metric Tool serverYes You can use this mechanism if computers with disconnected scanners have connectivity to that server (direct or through a proxy). For more information, see:Uploading disconnected scan results directly to the server (disconnected scenario). 
Upload of scan results through theScans RelayYes This approach reduces the workload of theLicense Metric Tool server as disconnected scanners communicate with theScans Relay instead of communicating directly with the server. For more information, see:Uploading disconnected scan results through the Scans Relay (disconnected scenario). An automation script based on REST APIPartial The working of the REST API is subject to IBM support. The working of your custom script is not subject to IBM support. For more information, see: REST API for uploading disconnected scan results.
Shared folder defined as a disconnected data source No You can mount a shared folder on every computer on which the disconnected scanner is installed and specify this folder as a disconnected data source. For more information, see the following links: An automation software of your choice No Manual transfer of packages No Use this method only if you want to quickly verify results inLicense Metric Tool. Important: This method is not recommended as it is cumbersome and difficult to maintain in long term. Use it only as a temporary solution before you set up an automatic solution.
Upload through theScan Results Upload panelYes Use this method only if you want to quickly verify results inLicense Metric Tool. Important: This method is not recommended as it is cumbersome and difficult to maintain in long term. Use it only as a temporary solution before you set up an automatic solution.For more information, see:Manually transferring disconnected scan results (disconnected scenario).Note: You can upload scan results that were generated by a specific version of the disconnected scanner depending on the version of the License Metric Tool server that you are using.- For the server in version 9.2.31 and later, you can upload scan results that were generated by disconnected scanner in version 9.2.21 or later.
- For the server in version between 9.2.25 and 9.2.30, you can upload scan results that were generated by disconnected scanner in version 9.2.25 or later.