FlexNet Manager Suite version 2020 R1
In this release we have added the capability to discover and inventory Docker containers
where the FlexNet inventory agent is installed on your Linux Docker host.
Containers provide a standard way to package the application's code, configurations, and
dependencies into a single object while sharing an operating system installed on the
server (host). Containers run as resource-isolated processes, ensuring quick, reliable,
and consistent deployments, regardless of environment.
A new Container Inventory group has been added to the
Discovery and Inventory menu. Here you will find the new
All Containers view that displays a hierarchy of your hosts,
images and containers, and includes:
-
Name
- Operating system
- Last used date
- Type
- Status - for example Running,
Paused and Exited (stopped).
You can inspect these properties for each image:
- Created date
- Image ID
- Repository tags
- Repository digests
By clicking on the displayed link, you can open the Container Image
Properties page. All containers that have been launched from this image
can be seen by selecting the Containers tab. Applications
installed in an image are visible from the Applications tab, and
in the same manner the associated evidence can be viewed from the
Evidence tab.
Important: Applications installed in containers will not impact the consumption
from any of your licenses. This functionality is planned for a future release.
Tip: The License name column displayed in the
Applications table is intentionally shown empty to
indicate that there is no license consumption for these applications.
A Containers tab has been added to the Inventory Device
Properties page providing a summary view of each container that has been
launched from your container host. You can also inspect the properties for any image,
and once again view the Application,
Evidence and Containers information is
available for each image
Application views have also been extended with a new
Containers
column in all of the Applications table views. This column provides you with the total
number of applications from running containers.
Note: The existing
Installed column now displays the total number of
installations from existing inventory and from containers.
When inspecting an application's properties, the
Devices tab has
also been extended with a new
Containers table view that provides
information for:
- Container name
- Host name
- Image ID
- Status
- Started date
- Stopped date (where applicable).
Visibility of your Docker containers is disabled by default, so please ensure that you
first enable it from the
Inventory Settings page, under
Container scanning.
Tip: It will typically take
1-2 days for this policy change to be distributed to your FlexNet inventory agents
and the new inventory ingested into FlexNet Manager Suite.
The
FlexNet inventory agent has been upgraded to collect this new inventory data. You will need
to ensure that your Docker hosts are running
FlexNet inventory agent version
v15.0.0 (2020
R1) or later. For further information, please refer to the
FlexNet Inventory Agent Change Log in Flexera Product
Documentation.
Note: In this release, inventory of Docker containers is limited to 64 bit editions of Linux
operating systems.
Inventory from Docker containers will not be counted towards your licensed number of
inventory devices.
No container information will be available when using Flexera Analytics.
Important: Docker container discovery and inventory will be restricted to
the FlexNet Manager for Datacenters license in a future release.
For this FlexNet Manager Suite 2020 R1 release, Docker container discovery and
inventory is available to all for your evaluation.
FlexNet Manager Suite (On-Premises)
2021 R1