SS8JFY_9.2.0 - Documentation Index

Table of Contents

• IBM License Metric Tool
  • Getting started
    • How to handle License Metric Tool reporting end-to-end
    • How to start License Metric Tool project
    • How to install and maintain License Metric Tool
    • How to control and report IBM licenses
    • Useful links
  • What's new
    • Known Issues and defect fixes
    • Security enhancements
    • Previous application updates
      • What's new in previous application updates
      • Known Issues and defect fixes in previous application updates
  • Overview
    • Features and functions
    • Limitations
      • License metric calculations in case of LPARs or VMs that are migrated between hosts
      • IBM License Metric Tool and IBM i Workload Groups
    • Key concepts
      • Dashboard
      • To Do list
      • Import or Extract, Transform, Load (ETL)
      • Software and hardware discovery
      • Types of collected metrics
      • Fixlets, tasks, and analyses
        • List of fixlets and tasks
      • Frequency of scans and uploads of data
      • High-water mark
      • Products, components, and bundles
      • Licensing on public clouds
      • Licensing of non-containerized Cloud Pak programs
      • Discovering software in containers
      • Support for ISO/IEC 19770-2
      • Unicode
      • Successful setup checklist
    • Complying with licensing requirements
    • Scenarios
      • Service providers
      • IBM subcapacity regions
      • Organizational business units
      • Tutorial: Reporting metric utilization per computer group
        • Lesson 1 (Optional): Creating computer groups in the BigFix console
        • Lesson 2: Creating computer groups that define the scope of reports
        • Lesson 3: Managing software and generating audit snapshots per computer group
      • Tutorial: Reporting software that is installed on a single computer under multiple tenants
    • Security guidelines
    • Documentation notices
    • Privacy policy considerations
  • Installing
    • License Metric Tool Lite - end to end checklist
    • License Metric Tool with BigFix - end to end checklist
    • License Metric Tool with Ansible - end to end checklist
    • Infrastructure overview
      • Lite infrastructure
      • Infrastructure with Ansible
      • Infrastructure with BigFix
    • Hardware requirements
    • Supported operating systems
    • Installing with disconnected scanners: Ansible and Lite
      • Installing and configuring the server
        • Installation requirements
          • Software requirements
          • Disk space requirements
            • Disk space requirements on Linux
            • Disk space requirements on Windows
          • Network requirements and flow of data
          • Installation accounts
          • Browser requirements
        • Installing on Linux
          • Step 1: Downloading the All-in-One installer
          • Step 2a: Installing in interactive mode
          • Step 2b: Installing in silent mode
          • Alternative installation method
          • Uninstalling from Linux
        • Installing on Windows
          • Step 1: Downloading the installer
          • Step2: Installing MS SQL Server
          • Step 3: Installing the server
            • Installing the server in interactive mode
            • Installing the server in silent mode
          • Step 4: Performing initial configuration
          • Uninstalling from Windows
      • Installing and configuring the scanner
        • Installation requirements
        • Installing and configuring disconnected scanners for Lite
          • Step 1: Downloading the disconnected scanner package
          • Step 2: Installing the scanner and gathering scan results
            • Installation of the disconnected scanner on Oracle Solaris
          • Step 3: Setting up daily transfer of scan results to the License Metric Tool server
            • Uploading disconnected scan results directly to the server
            • Uploading disconnected scan results through the Scans Relay
            • Mounting file systems to automatically transfer scan data
              • Using NFS to automate the transfer of scan results from IBM i
            • Manually transferring disconnected scan results
          • Step 4: Collecting capacity data from VMs and public clouds
            • Collecting capacity data from virtualization hosts
            • Identifying disconnected computers as running on public clouds
          • Optional: Deploying the VM Manager Tool in disconnected mode
          • Scanning remote shared disks
          • Scanning symbolic links and junctions
          • Maintenance and troubleshooting
            • Configuration parameters
              • Optimizing processor utilization
              • Excluding directories from software scans
            • Actions created by the disconnected scanner
            • Collecting custom computer properties
            • Schedule of actions
            • Upgrading the disconnected scanner
            • Uninstalling the disconnected scanner
            • Running software scans and gathering scan results
            • Content of the computer.yml file
            • Content of the scanner_status.yml file
            • Monitoring progress of scans on IBM i
            • Troubleshooting discovery
        • Installing and configuring disconnected scanners with Ansible
          • Step 1: Installing and configuring Ansible
          • Step 2: Running scans by using Ansible playbooks
          • Step 3: Collection of capacity data from VMs and public clouds
            • Identifying computers as running on public clouds
    • Installing with BigFix
      • Installing and configuring the server
        • Installation requirements
          • Software requirements
          • BigFix requirements
          • Disk space requirements
            • Disk space requirements on Windows
            • Disk space requirements on Linux
            • Disk space requirements for the BigFix client
          • Network requirements and flow of data
          • Firewall exceptions
          • Installation accounts
          • Browser requirements
          • Coexistence of BigFix Inventory and License Metric Tool
            • Coexistence of BigFix Inventory and License Metric Tool in the same infrastructure
            • Adding a second License Metric Tool server
              • Dividing computers between servers
              • Modifying servers to include specific computers
              • Additional considerations for coexistence of two License Metric Tool servers
        • Installing on Linux
          • Installing the components on a single computer with one installer
            • Downloading the All-in-One installer
            • Option A: Installing All-in-One
              • Optional: Creating the license files
              • Step 1a: Installing in interactive mode
              • Step 1b: Installing in silent mode
              • Step 2: Installing the BigFix console
              • Step 3: Installing the BigFix clients
            • Option B: Installing the License Metric Tool server and DB2
              • Step 1: Enabling the fixlet site
                • Enabling the fixlet site with Internet access
                • Enabling the fixlet site without Internet access
              • Step 2a: Installing in interactive mode
              • Step 2b: Installing in silent mode
          • Installing the components with separate installers
            • Installing the BigFix platform
              • Step 1: Downloading the BigFix installer
              • Step 2: Creating the license authorization file
              • Step 3: Installing BigFix
              • Installing the BigFix clients
            • Installing License Metric Tool
              • Step 1: Installing DB2
              • Enabling the fixlet site
                • Enabling the fixlet site with Internet access
                • Enabling the fixlet site without Internet access (BigFix scenario)
              • Step 3: Installing the server
                • Installing the server in interactive mode
                • Installing the server in silent mode
              • Step 4: Performing initial configuration
          • Uninstalling from Linux
        • Installing on Windows
          • Installing the BigFix platform
            • Step 1: Downloading the BigFix installer
            • Step 2: Creating the license authorization file
            • Step 3: Installing BigFix
            • Installing the BigFix clients
          • Installing License Metric Tool
            • Step1: Installing MS SQL Server
            • Step 2: Enabling the fixlet site
              • Enabling the fixlet site with Internet access
              • Enabling the fixlet site without Internet access
            • Step 3: Installing the server
              • Installing the server in interactive mode
              • Installing the server in silent mode
            • Step 4: Performing initial configuration
          • Uninstalling from Windows
        • Adding Ansible to the existing License Metric Tool environment
        • Installation-related tasks
          • Server installation response file
          • Removing all components after a failed installation
          • Resuming a stopped or failed installation
          • Configuring servers in separate networks
      • Setting up data collection
        • Scanning good practices
          • Dividing the infrastructure into scan groups
          • Example of the scan schedule
        • Default scan configuration
          • Changing scan configuration from the License Metric Tool user interface
        • Manual scan configuration
          • Distribution of scans for improved performance
          • Step 1: Activating the analyses
          • Step 2: Installing the scanner
          • Step 3: Initiating software scans
            • Types of software scans
          • Step 4: Uploading software scan results
          • Step 5: Initiating the capacity scan on all computers
        • Collection of capacity data from VMs and public clouds
          • Adding VM managers for VMware, Hyper-V, KVM with RHV-M, Citrix Hypervisor and Nutanix
          • Collecting capacity data from virtualization hosts for Xen and KVM
          • Identifying computers as running on public clouds
          • Client installation on Oracle Solaris
          • Setting the DSD mode on Solaris
          • Creating capacity configuration for Linux on z Systems
        • Advanced scan configuration
          • Discovering software on shared disks
            • Step 1: Discovering remote shared disks
            • Step 2a: Optimized mode - Automatic scanning of remote shared disks
              • Switching to automatic scanning of shared disks
            • Step 2b: Optimized mode - Manual scanning of remote shared disks
              • Changing the computer scanned to discover software on shared disks
            • Step 2c: Basic mode - Scanning remote shared disks
          • Configuring scans on containers
            • Disabling scans on containers
          • Disabling the collection of adoption data
          • Excluding directories from being scanned
            • Retrieving the list of excluded directories
            • Excluding additional directories
            • Including the excluded directories back in scans
            • Manually excluding directories
          • Scanning symbolic links and junctions
          • Optimizing scanner cache configuration
      • Comparison of BigFix and Ansible
    • Mixed installation: BigFix and disconnected scanners (Lite or Ansible)
  • Upgrading to the latest version
    • Upgrading with BigFix
      • Upgrading components of License Metric Tool
      • Upgrading components of the BigFix platform
      • Upgrading the DB2 database
      • Upgrading the MS SQL Server database
      • Upgrade-related tasks
        • Optional: Upgrading the License Metric Tool server in the test environment
        • Updating the fixlet site
          • Checking the version of the fixlet site
          • Updating the content of the fixlet site on Windows
          • Updating the content of the fixlet site on Linux
          • Caching the files
        • Upgrading the server in interactive mode
        • Upgrading the server in silent mode
    • Upgrading with disconnected scanners
      • Upgrading components of License Metric Tool
      • Upgrading the DB2 database
      • Upgrading the MS SQL Server database
    • Upgrading to an intermediate fix
    • Troubleshooting the upgrade
      • Backing up the server
      • Resuming a stopped or failed upgrade
      • Restoring the server after a failed upgrade
      • Reinstalling License Metric Tool with an existing database
  • Migrating between deployment types
    • Migrating from BigFix-based infrastructure to disconnected infrastructure
    • Migrating from License Metric Tool Lite to License Metric Tool with Ansible
    • Migrating from License Metric Tool Lite to License Metric Tool with BigFix
  • Managing the infrastructure
    • Verifying infrastructure health
      • Statuses on the Deployment Health widget
      • Statuses on the Capacity Scan Health widget
        • Troubleshooting the Outdated VM Manager Data and No VM Manager Data statuses
      • Statuses on the Software Scan Health widget
    • Managing VM managers
      • Default subcapacity counting
      • Virtualization types that require VM manager connections
        • Kernel-based Virtual Machine
        • Microsoft Hyper-V and Azure Stack HCI
          • Configuring WinRM on Hyper-V and Azure Stack HCI hosts
          • Troubleshooting issues with connecting to Hyper-V and Azure Stack HCI
        • Nutanix
        • Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization
        • VMware vSphere
          • Verifying permissions for VMware communication
      • VM Managers panel
      • VM manager statuses
      • Data collected from VM managers and user requirements
      • VM Manager Tool
        • Deployment types and flow of data
          • Local VM Manager Tool
          • Central VM Manager Tool
          • Distributed VM Manager Tool
          • Disconnected VM Manager Tool
        • Installation requirements
        • Command-line options
        • Configuration parameters
        • Log files
        • Changing frequency of uploading data from VM managers
        • Forcing upload of data from VM managers
        • Checking the VM Manager Tool version
        • Upgrading the VM Manager Tool
          • Upgrading the central or distributed VM Manager Tool
          • Upgrading the disconnected VM Manager Tool
        • Uninstalling the VM Manager Tool
          • Uninstalling the central or distributed VM Manager Tool
          • Uninstalling the disconnected VM Manager Tool
        • Backing up and restoring the VM Manager Tool
      • Basic VM management (local and central)
        • Adding VM managers
        • Procedure for switching from central to local VM Manager Tool
        • Troubleshooting: Enabling the VM Managers panel
        • Advanced configuration of basic VM management
      • Advanced VM management (distributed and disconnected)
        • Deployment scenarios
        • Deploying the VM Manager Tool through BigFix
          • Installing an additional VM Manager Tool
          • Scheduling upload of data from VM managers
        • Deploying the disconnected VM Manager Tool
          • Installing the disconnected VM Manager Tool
          • Scheduling upload of data
          • Using VM Manager Tool by unprivileged users
        • Adding and editing VM managers
          • VM manager configuration parameters
        • Running the VM Manager Tool
        • Deleting VM managers
      • Collecting capacity data from virtualization hosts for Xen and KVM
      • Best practices for configuring VM managers
        • Optimal configuration strategies
        • Configuring VM manager for subcapacity reporting
      • UUID-based virtual machine filtering
        • Enabling UUID-based virtual machine filtering
        • Selecting virtual machines for UUID-based filtering
        • Obtaining the list of virtual machine UUIDs
    • Managing computers
      • Identifying computers as running on public cloud
      • Creating and managing custom rules for computers
      • Changing the PVU per core value
      • Adding and removing computer tags
      • Removing inactive computers
        • Deleting inactive computers through the user interface
        • Automatically decommissioning inactive computers
        • Decommissioning computers with disconnected scanners
        • Removing inactive computers from BigFix
    • Administering the server
      • Starting the server
      • Stopping the server
      • Customizing the login page
      • Setting session timeout
      • Resetting administrator password
      • Configuring advanced server settings
        • Advanced server settings
      • Computer reconciliation mode
        • Enabling computer reconciliation mode
    • Administering the database
      • Backing up and restoring the database
        • Backing up the DB2 database
        • Restoring the DB2 database
        • Backing up the MS SQL Server database
        • Restoring the MS SQL Server database
      • Changing database connection parameters
      • Creating a new database
      • Moving the License Metric Tool database
      • Updating the database password
      • Changing database authentication mode (MS SQL Server)
    • Managing the Scans Relay
      • Scans Relay installation requirements
      • Configuration parameters
      • Command-line options
      • Log files
      • Upgrading the Scans Relay
      • Uninstalling the Scans Relay
    • Managing data sources
      • Adding a data source
      • Editing a data source
      • Deleting a data source
    • Scheduling imports of data
      • Enabling partial imports when imports are failing
    • Creating users and groups
      • Setting up roles
        • Roles
      • Setting up users
      • Setting up computer groups
    • Data retention periods
      • Configuring data retention period for raw utilization data
    • Setting up computer properties
    • Setting the home page
    • Tuning performance
      • Infrastructure
        • Memory performance requirements
        • Storage performance requirements
          • Running hard disk tests
        • Using relays to increase the performance of BigFix
      • Additional tasks for improving performance
        • Changing the mode of sorting bundling options on the Software Classification panel
        • Recovering from accumulated scans
        • Shortening the retention period gradually to avoid problems with growing database size
        • Recommendations for the service provider environments
      • Tuning performance in medium and large environments
        • Tuning server memory size
        • Tuning DB2 application database
          • Maintaining the DB2 database
          • Configuring the transaction logs size
          • Configuring the transaction log location for DB2
          • Configuring swappiness in Linux hosting DB2 database server
          • Configuring the DB2_COMPATIBILITY_VECTOR variable for improved UI performance
        • Tuning MS SQL Server application database
          • Optimizing the tempdb database in MS SQL Server
          • MS SQL Server transaction log related activities
          • Rebuilding database indexes
      • REST API considerations
  • Managing software inventory and metric utilization
    • Software catalog
      • Browsing the software catalog
      • Adding a product
      • Assigning an additional metric to a product
      • Changing end of support date
      • Simplification of presenting catalog-related information
    • Software classification
      • Automated bundling
        • Component reinstallation
        • Preserving bundling after the upgrade
        • Bundling tags
          • Manually creating bundling tags
        • Part numbers
          • Adding custom part numbers
          • Preparing the part numbers file
          • Importing part numbers
          • Removing part numbers
        • Partition collocation
        • Infrastructure collocation
        • Stand-alone product discovery
      • Software Classification panel
      • Defining software entitlements
      • Assigning components to products and product bundles
      • Assigning components to products and product bundles according to custom bundling relations
      • Assigning products to product bundles
      • Excluding and suppressing software instances
      • Confirming assignment of software components
      • Creating and managing custom rules for software
      • Viewing history of installed components
    • License metrics
      • Reported license metrics
        • FlexPoints
        • Processor value unit (PVU)
        • Resource Value Unit Managed Activated Processor Cores (RVU MAPC)
        • Virtual processor core (VPC)
        • Other IBM metrics
        • Fixed PVU and VPC values for instances running in the warm standby mode
      • License metric utilization
        • Setting license metric threshold
        • Setting and removing the declared metric quantity
        • Adding custom information to license metric reports
      • Raw utilization of license metrics
        • Disabling collection of raw utilization data
      • Integrating with IBM Software Central
        • Configuring the connection to IBM Software Central
        • Uploading contractual data to IBM Software Central
        • Uploading adoption data to IBM Software Central in the offline mode
      • Monitoring supporting programs with license restrictions
    • Creating snapshots for auditing purposes
      • Content of the audit snapshot
      • Snapshot columns
      • Understanding CSV files with metric utilization
      • Tutorial: Preparing the first audit report
        • Import part numbers
        • Classify software
        • Verify subcapacity values and generate the snapshot
    • Anonymizing sensitive data if audit snapshots are generated for internal purposes
      • De-anonymizing snapshot data
    • Reports
      • Available reports
      • Report columns
      • Adding and removing tags
      • Applying report filters
      • Exporting reports to a file
      • Creating saved report views
      • Viewing reports per computer group
      • Scheduling report notifications
        • Configuring the server to send mail notifications
        • Scheduling report emails
        • Configuring notifications about crucial events
  • Security
    • Collected data
    • Server security
      • Security configuration scenarios
      • Configuring secure communication with the server
        • Configuring secure communication with a CA-signed certificate
          • Step 1: Creating private keys and certificates
          • Step 2: Signing certificates
          • Step 3: Enabling secure communication
          • Enabling TLS 1.2 in IBM Java
        • Configuring secure communication with a self-signed certificate
      • Assuring compliance with federal encryption standards
        • Federal Information Processing Standard
        • Configuring the server to achieve FIPS compliance
        • Enabling SP800-131 compliance (deprecated)
      • Enabling encrypted connection to the database
      • Configuring database password encryption
      • Configuring protection from the host header injection
      • Configuring protection from the denial-of-service attacks
      • Configuring License Metric Tool keystore password and encryption
      • User account security
        • Configuring security policy for user passwords
        • Authenticating users with LDAP
          • Configuring connection to a directory server
            • Configuring a directory server with load balancer or multiple domain controllers
          • Linking users to directories
          • User provisioning
        • Configuring and enabling single sign-on
          • Option 1: Configuring single sign-on based on Security Assertion Markup Language token
            • Step 1: Configuring single sign-on settings in License Metric Tool
              • Using a CA-signed (custom) certificate for SSO based on SAML
            • Step 2: Configuring Identity Provider for single sign-on
            • Step 3: Enabling the SAML single sign-on
            • Disabling SSO configuration for SAML
          • Option 2: Configuring SSO based on LTPA
            • Step 1: Exporting the LDAP server SSL certificate embedded in IBM Security Access Manager
            • Step 2: Configuring LTPA single sign-on
            • Step 3: Importing LTPA keys into IBM Security Access Manager
            • Step 4: Importing the License Metric Tool server certificate into IBM Security Access Manager
            • Step 5: Configuring a virtual junction
            • Step 6: Enabling the LTPA single sign-on
            • Optional: Updating the WebUI shortcut
            • Optional: Reverting disabled SSO configuration for LTPA
          • Creating single sign-on users
          • Logging out of the License Metric Tool server
          • Disabling the single sign-on configuration
          • Deleting the single sign-on configuration
          • Modifying port in License Metric Tool that has single sign-on enabled
          • Configuring SSO keystores passwords and encryption
        • Configuring user account lockout
    • Scans Relay security
      • Configuring secure communication with the Scans Relay
        • Step 1: Creating private keys and certificates
        • Step 2: Signing certificates
        • Step 3: Enabling secure communication
      • Configuring Scans Relay to accept trusted certificate of License Metric Tool
      • Improving security of storing tokens of the Scans Relay
    • Scanner security
      • Increasing security of uploading disconnected scan results to the server
      • Increasing security of uploading disconnected scan results to the Scans Relay
    • VM Manager Tool security
      • Configuring VM Manager Tool to accept trusted VM manager certificates
      • Improving security of storing VM manager passwords
    • BigFix relays
    • IBM Java versions
  • Troubleshooting and support
    • Troubleshooting a problem
    • Troubleshooting software discovery
      • Expected software is not visible on reports
        • Software is not visible because software scans are not scheduled or they are failing
        • Software is not discovered because its signature or SWID tag is missing
        • Incorrect software is displayed on reports due to incorrect bundling
        • Software is not discovered because it is installed in a directory that is excluded from software scans
        • Software is not visible because it was suppressed
      • Unexpected software is visible on reports
        • Incorrect software is displayed on reports due to incorrect bundling
        • Software that you do not have is discovered due to false-positive discovery
        • Uninstalled software is displayed due to time range chosen for reports
    • Troubleshooting problems with computers
      • Checking whether the maximum archive size is exceeded
      • Refreshing scan data on a computer
      • Collecting logs for troubleshooting purposes
    • Disaster recovery
    • Common problems
      • Audit snapshot generation problems
      • Software inventory problems
      • Catalog problems
      • Data import problems
      • Database problems
      • Installation and upgrade problems
      • Disconnected scanner problems
      • Hardware inventory problems
      • Performance problems
      • Scan problems
      • Security problems
      • Server operation problems
      • User interface problems
      • Integration problems
    • Logs and return codes
      • Database creation logs and return codes
      • Server installation and upgrade logs
      • Server installation and uninstallation return codes
      • Disconnected scanner return codes
      • Return codes from the disconnected scanner upgrade
      • Software scan return codes
      • Capacity scan return codes
      • Return codes of capacity scans on virtualization hosts
      • VM Manager Tool return codes
      • Checking exit code of a fixlet or task
      • Import logs
      • Server log file
        • Enabling the logging of memory consumption
    • Migrating between computers
      • Migrating all License Metric Tool server components to a different computer
      • Migrating the License Metric Tool server between computers
        • Migrating the server with a local database between computers with the same operating systems (BigFix scenario)
        • Migrating the server with a remote database between computers with the same operating systems (BigFix scenario)
        • Migrating between computers with the same operating systems (disconnected scenario)
        • Migrating between computers with different operating systems (BigFix scenario)
        • Migrating between computers with different operating systems (disconnected scenario)
      • Migrating the BigFix server between computers
      • Migrating computers between data sources
      • Migrating software classification
    • Upgrading from old versions
      • Upgrading from old versions on Linux (BigFix scenario)
      • Upgrading from old versions on Linux (disconnected scenario)
      • Upgrading from old versions on Windows (BigFix scenario)
      • Upgrading from old versions on Windows (disconnected scenario)
    • Setup for short-lived VMs in auto-scaling environments by using the disconnected scanner
      • Configuring the disconnected scanner for environments with a fixed number of short-lived VMs
      • Configuring the disconnected scanner for environments with an unknown number of short-lived VMs
    • Changing and analyzing scanner trace settings
      • Configuring the disconnected scanner for environments with a fixed number of short-lived VMs
      • Changing scanner trace settings
      • Analyzing scanner trace settings
    • Checking why a fixlet or task is not relevant
      • Explanation of relevance expressions
    • Removing the server manually
    • Checking the client installation date
    • Preserving bundling when the BigFix client is reinstalled or reverted from a snapshot
    • Setting the code page for double-byte languages
    • Checking the version of License Metric Tool
    • Troubleshooting problems related to enforcement of HTTPS with TLS 1.2
    • Contacting IBM Software Support
  • Integrating with REST API
    • REST API resources and HTTP methods
    • Common REST API elements
    • Authenticating REST API requests
    • REST API for retrieving authentication token
    • REST API for managing VM managers
      • Retrieval of VM managers
      • Adding and updating VM managers
    • REST API for retrieving software inventory and metric utilization and classifying software (v2)
      • Retrieval of software inventory (v2)
      • Retrieval of bundling options (v2)
      • Software Classification (v2)
      • Retrieval of software components (v2)
      • Retrieval of license metric utilization (v2)
      • Retrieval of license usage information per server (v2)
      • Setting license metric thresholds and custom field values (v2)
      • Metric IDs and code names
    • REST API for hardware (v2)
      • Retrieval of hardware inventory (v2)
      • Decommissioning inactive computers (v2)
      • Retrieval of shared disks (v2)
    • REST API for setting and deleting the end of support date
      • Setting the end of support date for software components
      • Deleting the end of support date for software components
    • REST API for adding and removing tags
      • Adding tags for software components
      • Removing tags for software components
      • Adding tags to computers
      • Removing tags from computers
    • REST API for exporting adoption data to IBM Software Central
    • REST API for export and import of saved report views
      • Exporting and importing a saved report view
      • Export of saved report views
      • Import of saved report views
    • REST API for retrieving audit snapshots
      • Enabling REST API for retrieving audit snapshots in upgraded License Metric Tool
    • REST API for retrieving the License Metric Tool version
    • REST API for data imports
    • REST API for changing advanced server settings
      • Retrieval of the current values of advanced server settings
      • Configuration of advanced server settings
    • REST API for downloading disconnected scanner packages
    • REST API for uploading disconnected scan results
    • REST API associations
      • computer_health association
      • computer_health_status association
      • computer_hardware association
      • discovery_details association
      • designated_computer association
      • mounted_shared_disks association
      • release_component_lifecycle association
      • shared_disk_members association
      • server association
      • tags association
      • computer_tags association
      • Equivalent columns in server and computer_hardware associations
    • Mapping deprecated REST APIs to version 2
      • Mapping columns between software_instances and v2/software_instances REST API
      • Mapping columns between computer_systems and v2/computers REST API
      • Mapping functions of the software_instances REST API
      • Mapping functions of the license_usages REST API
    • Tutorial: Software classification using REST API
    • Tutorial: Migrating software assignments between two License Metric Tool servers
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