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My ideas: IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT)

Start supporting ILMT on other flavors of RH Linux such as Centos/Rocky.

Help alleviate license cost for another server. Rocky is downstream from RH so why is it that it would not be supported? Maybe even Amazon Linux.
about 3 years ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) Future consideration

Notifications for ineligible virtualization technologies

The "To Do List" should display an action required to upgrade the hypervisor version when hypervisors not eligible for sub-capacity licensing are identified. The action should hyperlink to a page listing affected hypervisors as well as a hyperlink...
over 4 years ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) Future consideration

Notifications for ineligible OS versions

The "To Do List" should display an action required to upgrade the operating system version when operating systems not eligible for sub-capacity licensing are identified. The action should hyperlink to a page listing affected machines as well as a ...
over 4 years ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) Future consideration

ILMT Virtual Appliance

I think IBM should develop a virtual appliance for the License Metric Tool that has everything (to include the database) built into the appliance. The current LMT application is very cumbersome to use especially for organizations that are only run...
about 3 years ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) Future consideration

Need a better solution to modify this vmm_communication_locked setting in the vmmconf_#######.properties file.

When there is an issue communicating to the hypervisor host server as defined and managed by VM Manager Tool after a number of attempts, the vmm_communication_locked will set to true value inside a referenced vmmconf_###### .properties file. This ...
over 3 years ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) Future consideration

Installation only package for disconnected scanner

ILMT should support installation only pakages for disconnected scanner. Background: A lot of my customers installing ILMT Lite with disconnected scannner for security reasons, like: no access to the Internet (BigFix Fixlet Server) no admin access ...
over 3 years ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) Future consideration

Send notification when the Data Import failed

In order to monitor the data import process by monitoring systems, it will be useful to Send notification when the Data Import has failed.
almost 2 years ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) Future consideration

Retrieve the last modification date of a software inventory record using the REST API

To be able to easily identify and track changes done to the software components for any re-assignment/bundling, exclusion, suppression, charged by when they were modified. This is only currently available in the Audit Trail view.
about 2 years ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) Future consideration

Admin REST API

To automate ILMT via Scripts it will be useful to have an administration REST API to create / recreate the ILMT database create / remove ILMT users create / remove / update ILMT datasources start an ILMT import login to ILMT
over 4 years ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) Future consideration

Autimated decomission information in ILMT

you will be able to decomission systems automatically but it's not possible get get information out of ILMT which systems a decomissionen e.g. during the last week timeframe.
over 4 years ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) Future consideration