Computer reconciliation mode
Available from 9.2.23.
Computer reconciliation mode helps to
avoid duplicating computers in License Metric Tool. Duplicated computers can be created when you are migrating License Metric Tool between data sources or when the
BigFix® client is reinstalled or restored from
snapshot.
Computer reconciliation mode was introduced as a way to avoid computer duplication in License Metric Tool. When computer reconciliation mode is
enabled, new computer that has the same hostname and IP addresses as a computer that already exists
in License Metric Tool is treated as the same
computer even if its old and new BigFix IDs or
endpoint IDs differ.
Important: For application updates 9.2.23 and
9.2.24, computer reconciliation applies only to computers that are managed by BigFix. Starting from application update 9.2.25, it
applies also to computers from disconnected data sources. If the new computer reports to BigFix data source, this data source must be at least in
version 9.5 patch 5 for the reconciliation mode to work properly. The version of the BigFix data source to which the old computer was reporting
is irrelevant for reconciliation to work.
Note: Computer Name and IP Address
columns must be the same for computer to be considered a duplicate. If multiple entries exist in the
IP Address column, all addresses must match.
The most common source of computer duplicates is migration of License Metric Tool between data sources or when the
BigFix client is reinstalled or restored from
snapshot.
Important: Enabling computer reconciliation mode does not resolve existing
duplicates, rather prevents from creating new ones. You still need to manually remove the already
existing duplicates.
Information on duplicates from before computer reconciliation enablement is presented in the
tema.log file, e.g.:
2024-01-01 00:00:00 (+0:00:00.000) INFO: Computer Reconciliation: Start
2024-01-01 00:00:00 (+0:00:00.000) WARN: (Importcom.ibm.license.mgmt.etl.core.actions.ComputerReconciliationImportStep) 3 duplicate computers found.
These computers will not be taken to reconciliation processs. More details on debug level.
2024-01-01 00:00:00 (+0:00:00.000) INFO: Computer Reconciliation: Success2024-01-01 00:00:00 (+0:00:00.000) INFO: Computer Reconciliation: Start
2024-01-01 00:00:00 (+0:00:00.000) WARN: (Importcom.ibm.license.mgmt.etl.core.actions.ComputerReconciliationImportStep) 3 duplicate computers found. These computers will not be taken to reconciliation processs. More details on debug level.
(...)
2024-01-01 00:00:00 (+0:00:00.000) DEBUG: (Importcom.ibm.license.mgmt.etl.core.actions.ComputerReconciliationImportStep) Duplicated computer found: DuplicatedComputer [datasourceName=Data Source, remoteId=123, ipAddress=##.##.###.##
, name=ComputerHostname]
2024-01-01 00:00:00 (+0:00:00.000) DEBUG: (Importcom.ibm.license.mgmt.etl.core.actions.ComputerReconciliationImportStep) Duplicated computer found: DuplicatedComputer [datasourceName=Data Source, remoteId=456, ipAddress=##.##.###.##
, name=ComputerHostname]
2024-01-01 00:00:00 (+0:00:00.000) DEBUG: (Importcom.ibm.license.mgmt.etl.core.actions.ComputerReconciliationImportStep) Duplicated computer found: DuplicatedComputer [datasourceName=Data Source, remoteId=789, ipAddress=##.##.###.##
, name=ComputerHostname]
(...)
2024-01-01 00:00:00 (+0:00:00.000) INFO: Computer Reconciliation: SuccessIf in your environment computers with the same IP addresses and hostname are expected, disable
computer reconciliation mode. For more information, see the description of the computer_reconciliation_mode parameter.
Important: 
Starting from application update 9.2.33, computer reconciliation mode is
enabled by default for all new License Metric Tool server installations.
Starting from application update 9.2.33, computer reconciliation mode is
enabled by default for all new License Metric Tool server installations.