Identifying computers as running on public clouds (Ansible® scenario)
Available from 9.2.23.
Computers that run on public clouds must additionally be identified as
such. It ensures that proper subcapacity counting rules are applied by License Metric Tool. You can identify a computer as running on a public
cloud from the License Metric Tool user interface or by
specifying the lmt_scanner_public_cloud_type parameter in the inventory
file.
Before you begin
- Closed appliances that do not allow for specifying the parameter.
- When you did not identify an x86 computer as running on the public cloud from the very beginning as it applies the proper counting rules for the past. In case of other architectures, the computer is considered as running on a public cloud from the day when it was marked as such.
About this task
- License Metric Tool supports selected operating systems that run on selected public clouds. For more information, see: Licensing on public clouds.
- Computers that are not identified as public clouds can have the No VM Manager Data or No Scan Data status on the Capacity Scan Health widget on the Dashboard.
- Marking computers from the License Metric Tool user interface overrides values that you specify in the lmt_scanner_public_cloud_type parameter.
Identifying computers from the user interface
You can identify the computer as running on a public cloud from the Hardware Inventory report in License Metric Tool. The disconnected scanner must be in version 9.2.28 or later for this method to work.
Procedure
For detailed instructions, see: Identifying computers as running on public cloud.
Identifying computers by using the parameter
You can identify the computer as running on a public cloud by setting the value of the lmt_scanner_public_cloud_type parameter.