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RDS/Virtual apps Consumption
Hi Team,
Can FNMS calculate consumption for the below products? If not possible out of the box, is there any recommended or alternate approach available?
1. RDS (server/ cal)
2. Citrix Virtual apps and Desktops
Hi,
For Citrix there are adapters available. https://docs.flexera.com/FlexNetManagerSuite2022R1/EN/InvAdapConn/index.htmladapters/XenApp/topics/XAP-Overview.html
An alternative can be, to allocate users, allowed to use virtual desktops & apps, based on AD groups or some other IAM. This only works well for user-based licenses, using deviced-licenced apps in such virtual scenarios is always a pain.
For RDS, you'll need a list of specific users or devices. That could be:
It is also a question of how much time & effort you want to invest in figuring out the last one user/device vs. how to generalize in a comprehensible and potentially audit-safe way.
Best regards,
Markward
Hi,
For RDS rousseau@flexera.com has written an article where he explains how to create a connector to gather this info to Flexera.
I think this might be useful to you.
RDS CALs Integration and Optimization Solution
Best regards,
Vitor Sinceridades