April
2017
ILMT/BIGFIX INVENTORY DEMO
Pawel Januszek,
Boguslaw Nowak
BigFix Inventory/ILMT Development
2017-04-11
Agenda
2
1.
Disconnected scans for Windows and Linux
For a part of the infrastructure that cannot be monitored by using the BigFix client, disconnected
scans for Windows and Linux give visibility of software and hardware inventory as well as license
metric consumption.
2.
Utilization of license metrics for VMware
To address customer request regarding calculation of licence unitization for the most popular nonIBM business software, we introduced calculation of VMware license utilization. The feature allows
tracking VMware license utilization on the Resource Utilization panel.
3.
Leveraging automatic bundling when a part number is not defined in the IBM Catalog
The feature allows assign customer part numbers to products defined in Catalog.
IBM Security
Part 1
Disconnected scans solution for Windows and
Linux
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IBM Security
Corporation where James role is SAM, recently acquired small, but important company located
abroad. For security reasons its IT infrastructure can not be connected to the main company
network. New acquisition has expensive Oracle software which needs to be reviewed for license
complaince, cost optimization and security purposes.
• James' tasks:
In addition to standard reports which James has been producing for core
part of his company, he needs to make visible information regarding
software inventory and license use for the new acquisition which is not
connected to the BigFix server.
• Solution:
James will use disconnected scans solution for Windows and for Linux to
provide the discovery data from endpoints which can not be connected to
BigFix server.
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IBM Security
Disconnected scanning overview
IBM
CIT
5. Manually transfer to
designated folder
(NFS, FTP, ...)
Catalog &
CIT Config Files
4. Cumulative Output
Package
1. Install
2. Register scheduler
New type of ILMT Data Source:
Local folder
7.
LMT Import
process all
uploaded files
3. Scheduled
scan
execution
Scanned computer
ILMT / BigFix Inventory
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSKLLW_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.inventory.doc/Inventory/planinconf/c_disc_sys_main.html
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS8JFY_9.2.0/com.ibm.lmt.doc/Inventory/planinconf/c_disc_sys_main.html
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IBM Security
How James, Software Asset Manager, can trace VMware license
utilization in BigFix Inventory.
• James' tasks:
Provide the number of licenses needed for VMware instances installed in
company IT environment, to be compliant with license agreement. James
can collect this information from multiple VMware, so James cooperates
with VMware administrators to collect this information periodically.
James would like to see VMware license utilization data in single point.
• Solution:
BFI allows to collect information about VMware licenses utilization and
trace this data from all infrastructure on Resource Utilization panel in
BigFix Inventory.
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IBM Security
WMware license details – BFI panel
VMware panel – separate for every vSphere environment
BigFix panel – license usage from all environments in one place
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IBM Security
Limitation
ESXBox vs VirtualCenter
•
Two options:
o Overscanning
The ESX is being scanned second time,
The same license is shared between
first during scan of whole vCenter and
multiple vSphere instances.
second during scan of ESX.
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o Shared license
How James, Software Asset Manager, can improve software
classification for non public part numbers in BigFix Inventory.
• James' tasks:
Perform software classification for all discovered components, according
to license agreement. Jim likes classification automation base on part
numbers, however Jim can not leverage this feature for part numbers not
covered in Catalog.
• Solution:
BigFix Inventory provides the option to assign part numbers to products
defined in Catalog. Jim can update Catalog with part numbers from his
contract, then perform “Part numbers upload” and “Data imports”
operations. This actions allow Jim use software classification automation
for his part numbers in the same way as for the one delivered in Catalog.
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