IBM License Metric Tool V7.5.0.10

Manage Scan Groups

A scan group is a set of agents that follow the same scan schedule. Use this window to view software scan statuses, and to change the frequency of software scans (one per scan group).

Default group
Agents are associated with this group if you installed them before setting up any scan groups. One scan group of each type can be marked as default.

Scan group types
Standard - a set of machines with installed agents. You can schedule scans on them and gather scan results automatically by means of the server.
Stand-alone - a set of machines without installed agents. You have to manually generate the scan scripts and use them to perform scans on these machines. You also have to upload the scan results manually to the server.
Note: By default, two scan groups marked as default are created: one pertaining to the standard type and one to the stand-alone scan group type. They are used by new agents when they connect to the server for the first time if the scan group set in their configuration file is not present in the system.

Last expected software scan
Shows the time of the last scheduled software scan for the scan group.
Tip: If there are problems with the software scan (if the software scan status is failed), you can compare the value in this field with the one in the Last Successful Software Scan column to see for how long the scans have not been uploaded to the server. The next step is to check whether the server receives the scan results. To do that, run the scan manually using the tlmagent -s command.

Software scan statuses
Pending - The agent has just been installed and it has not sent the information to the server yet. If the scan results are not uploaded within the grace period, the scan will be marked as failed.
OK - The scan is complete. None of the agents in the scan group reported problems, or there are no agents in the scan group.
Failed - One or more agents encountered problems in reporting data to the server. To see what went wrong, check the return code in the log files on the server side.


Last Successful Software Scan
Shows the time of the last successfully performed software scan for the scan group.
Note: Clicking scan group name opens the Scan Details window.
Select Action
Use the drop-down list to select the action that you want to carry out.
Add Scan Group
Adds new scan group and sets software scan schedule.
Change Options
Opens a new window where you can change the frequency of software scans and edit the selected scan group.
Scan Details
Displays the details of a given software scan.
Set as Default Group
Sets the selected scan group as default. You can only have one scan group per type marked as default. The default scan group cannot be deleted.
Generate Scan Scripts
Generates scan scripts for the stand-alone scan groups.
Delete Scan Group
Deletes the selected scan group from the database.

To view the description of actions that you can perform with the table, see Table actions list.


Download as PDF
Downloads the whole table as a single document in the PDF format for saving. The format retains the filtering and sorting performed on the table. Note that the PDF format has a limited capacity so it may not be possible to create if for too large tables.

Download as CSV
Downloads the whole table as a single document in the CSV format for saving and editing. The format retains the filtering and sorting performed on the table. It has no limitations as far as the number of rows is concerned. You should use a spreadsheet application to open it.