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IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT)

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ILMT Support for Open Stack API to get Sub Capacity data

Currently ILMT does not support Open Stack (Redhat) environment and the API is not supported. This is limiting us to get sub capacity benefits and request IBM to consider this and prioritize to add the support for Open stack API environment in VM ...
4 months ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) 0 Future consideration

possibility to remove invested LDAP user account after lockout

using the "add multiple OUs to the search base for "User roles can be inherited from directory server groups" will ceate a user account within ILMT during lockon with thge AD user. This user will not be removed or marked as removed during th elock...
4 months ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) 2 Not under consideration

add multiple OUs to the search base for "User roles can be inherited from directory server groups"

conmfiguring the LDAp for the " User roles can be inherited from directory server groups " functionality only allow one OU within the seach base for LDAP. Therefore the seach base root for the LDAP users an group must be above the OUs for the user...
4 months ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) 0 Under review

REST API for resource utilization

It would be great to retrieve the data which ILMT collects under https://<ilmtserver>:9081/sam/expanded_usage_fact_reports via REST API in a same way like the license usage data. A wide range of IBM software products is licensed with other m...
4 months ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) 2 Not under consideration

Include Hypervisor host in ILMT UUID filtering configuration

When processing multiple Hypervisor instances such as VMware there is the possibility of duplicate UUIDs between VMware instances although the UUID is unique within a single VMware instance. Including the Hypervisor instance in the filtering proce...
5 months ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) 1 Not under consideration

automation of snapshot creation

We would like to automate the creation of the audit snapshot. As this needs to be done at least once per quater it would be nice if this can be automated, either by the tool itself or by a cronjob which may communicate through some API calls
8 months ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) 1 Not under consideration

Install new ILMT Scanner versions via REST API

Today disconnected scanners have to upgrade manually. It should be possible to upgrade them during the result upload process, depending onto a user right (“Manage_Upgrades”) and together with a date/time for the upgrade due to customers change man...
8 months ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) 2 Functionality already exists

ILMT report export should contain the schedule information

It is possible to export and import ILMT reports via REST API but their schedules will not be exported an imported with them. Today, deleting a n ILMT user, lead to the deletion of all his reports as well as the related schedules. Having a backup ...
8 months ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) 0 Future consideration

Provide an complete overview of all parameter within ILMT disconnected scanner setup (confiog) file setup_config.ini

Within the setup_config.ini file there are only the "basic" configuration parameters. Within the ILMT documentation you will find some addional paramerter which can be set, e.g PUBLIC_CLOUD_TYPE to identify systems on public clouds. These paramert...
9 months ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) 3 Not under consideration

reasign reports

If you delete a ILMT user account all reports will be deleted. It should be possibne to reasign the reports to another user account. Exporting / importing thze reports might not be an option becaus the possible "attached" report email optione will...
10 months ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) 0 Future consideration