Scheduling upload of data from VM managers through BigFix

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After you install an additional VM Manager Tool, schedule regular uploads of collected data. This action is required for the capacity data that is collected by the VM Manager Tool to be uploaded to the BigFix® server from which it can be then imported to License Metric Tool.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the BigFix console.
  2. In the navigation tree, click Sites > External Sites > IBM License Reporting (ILMT) > Fixlets and Tasks.
  3. Select Schedule VM Manager Tool Scan Results Upload.
  4. In Description, enter the upload frequency in hours.
    The screen shot represent the Description panel
  5. Click Take Action.
  6. Select the computer on which the VM Manager Tool is installed, and click OK.
    Applicable computers
    Note: All options in the Execution tab are disabled. The frequency can be specified only in the Description field.

Results

You scheduled the upload of capacity data from the VM Manager Tool to the BigFix server. If no modifications are made to VM managers, the data is uploaded according to the schedule. If you modify a VM manager, the upload is triggered shortly afterward.

The capacity data is transferred from the BigFix server to License Metric Tool during the import of data.

What to do next

Configure VM managers.