License Positions From FlexNet Manager and ILMT Report

The License Positions from FlexNet Manager and ILMT report compares the PVU counts imported from ILMT with IT Asset Management's calculations of consumption. IBM software asset managers may use this report to compare the consumption numbers between ILMT and IT Asset Management while they are switching over from using ILMT to using IT Asset Management for their IBM licensing.

Generating the Report

To generate the report, perform the following steps.

To generate a License Positions from FlexNet Manager and ILMT report:

1.

Go to the ILMT and FlexNet Manager License Positions report (Reporting > Compliance Reports > ILMT and FlexNet Manager License Positions). The License Positions from FlexNet Manager and ILMT report displays.

2.

In the top-left corner is a check box labeled Only show licenses with differences which is selected by default. This limits the report to only display licenses with different PVU counts. You may clear the Only show licenses with differences check box if you prefer to display licenses with both different and the same PVU counts.

3.

Click Run report.

Reading the Report

The following columns (listed alphabetically) are available in this list. By default, some are available through the column chooser.

License Positions from FlexNet Manager and ILMT Report Properties

Property	Description
Computer	The name of the device consuming from this IBM license. Click to open the properties of this inventory device. Editable in the Name field in the General tab of the inventory device properties (for manually-created records).
Cores	The total number of processor cores available in a physical inventory device; or the number of cores assigned to an inventory device that is a virtual machine.
Different	Displays Yes if the license has a different PVU counts than consumption calculations by IT Asset Management. This read only value is generated by IT Asset Management.
ILMT cores	The total number of processor cores available in a physical inventory device; or the number of cores assigned to an inventory device that is a virtual machine. This value is imported from ILMT.
ILMT points	The points factor applied by ILMT.
ILMT PVU count	The points value unit count imported from ILMT.
License	The license name may be: • Copied from the first-linked software product • Derived from the License Name field of the SKU in the first-linked purchase (or if there is no SKU, from the purchase Description field) • Created manually. Click to open the license properties page. The Name value is editable in the Identification tab of the license properties.
Points factor	The points factor applied to each core to arrive at the consumption value calculated by IT Asset Management.
PVU count	The points value unit count calculated by IT Asset Management.