Upgrading with disconnected scanners
Upgrade of License Metric Tool consists of upgrading the server and disconnected scanners. Additionally, you might need to upgrade VM Manager Tool if you use it in disconnected mode, and the database if your current version is going out of support. You might also want to update Ansible playbooks if you use Ansible to manage disconnected scanners.
To upgrade the entire infrastructure, you need to upgrade the following elements.
- Components of License Metric Tool: the server, VM Manager Tool, and the disconnected scanner. It is crucial to upgrade the License Metric Tool server regularly. For more information, see: Upgrading components of License Metric Tool (disconnected scenario).
- Database that is used by License Metric Tool. Upgrading the database is usually necessary only when support for the version of the database that you are using is going to be removed. For more information, see the following links.
- License Metric Tool playbooks and, optionally, the Ansible platform if you use Ansible for managing disconnected scans.
Important: The subcapacity licensing model requires that you promptly upgrade to the
latest application update. For more information, see: IBM License Metric Tool information and Software lifecycle: Product details for IBM License Metric Tool
9.2.x.
The following image shows an example of the License Metric Tool infrastructure.
If you mange disconnected scans with Ansible, the infrastructure additionally includes components of the Ansible platform.
