To migrate from License Metric Tool
Lite to License Metric Tool with Ansible, install Ansible and create and
inventory of your computers. Then, run Ansible playbooks on all computers that you want to monitor
including the ones on which the disconnected scanner is already installed.
Before you begin
If your environment did not increase significantly and you want to continue using License Metric Tool
Lite, write an email to talk2sam@us.ibm.com and request
for an approval. If you do not obtain the approval, switch to using License Metric Tool with Ansible.
Procedure
-
Install Ansible. For detailed instructions, see the Ansible documentation.
- Create an inventory of your computers. For detailed instructions, see the Ansible documentation.
- Run Ansible playbooks that install and configure the disconnected scanner, and upload
disconnected scan results to the License Metric Tool server.
For more information, see: Managing disconnected scans with Ansible on
GitHub.
When you run the
lmt_install_or_upgrade_scanner.yml playbook
on a computer on which the disconnected scanner is already installed, the behavior depends on
whether the value of the
lmt_scanner_path_unix or
lmt_scanner_path_windows parameter that is specified in the playbook points to
the location of the existing disconnected scanner.
- If the value points to the location of the existing disconnected scanner, the scanner is
upgraded to the version that is contained in the playbook. If the versions are the same, nothing
happens. Any configuration of the disconnected scanner that you performed manually is overwritten by
the configuration that is specified in the playbook.
- If the value points to a different location, a new disconnected scanner is installed and new
scans are scheduled.
- Run the import of data.