Adding a second License Metric Tool server

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Multiple instances of License Metric Tool can coexist within the same infrastructure. They can be connected to the same BigFix® server but monitor different computers that are grouped according to specific criteria. It allows for reporting utilization of license metrics for subsets of computers, managing parts of the environment by separate teams, or distributing the workload by importing data from a smaller number of computers.

Important: You can fulfill the same scenarios by dividing computers into groups in a single instance of License Metric Tool. It is the recommended approach. For more information, see: Tutorial: Reporting metric utilization per computer group.

To add another instance of License Metric Tool, install another License Metric Tool server and connect it to the same BigFix platform. Ensure that both instances of License Metric Tool use the same fixlet site. From the BigFix perspective, the separation of servers is not visible. The servers use the same fixlet site, computers, and tasks that are used to scan the environment and discover software. The separation occurs during the import of data from BigFix to License Metric Tool servers.

To import data from different sets of computers, divide the computers into groups by giving them unique computer settings. Then, create an analysis that retrieves the values of these settings. Finally, modify the data import so that each License Metric Tool server imports data only from computers that have a particular setting, and omits the remaining ones. As a result, each License Metric Tool server manages a separate group of computers.

Note: The coexisting servers must use the same database software, either MS SQL Server or DB2, and be on the same version.

Complete the following procedures to enable the coexistence.