Overview

Become familiar with key concepts that are necessary to understand how License Metric Tool works.

Features and functions
License Metric Tool provides useful features for managing virtualized environments. It discovers the software that is installed in your infrastructure and helps you analyze license metric utilization data.
Limitations
Review the list of License Metric Tool limitations.
Key concepts
There are several concepts that will help you to understand how License Metric Tool works and how to use it effectively.
Complying with licensing requirements
To comply with requirements of IBM subcapacity licensing, you need to install License Metric Tool and upgrade it periodically, scan all computers on which IBM software is installed, correctly classify the discovered software, generate audit snapshots quarterly and store them for two years for auditing purposes.
Scenarios
To understand the business goals that you can achieve with IBM License Metric Tool, familiarize yourself with the main user scenarios. Each scenario presents a real-life example of using the application and lists personas who are typically involved in achieving a business goal.
Security guidelines
Follow the deployment guidelines to ensure security of License Metric Tool.
Privacy policy considerations
Terms and conditions