If you do want to use FNMS agent and FNMS for IBM Sub-Capacity reporting, don't forget to speak to your IBM Account Manager and notify them of your intention to use FNMS instead of ILMT.  Get them to acknowledge your usage requirement in writing. FNMS reports the hierarchy well, but if the UNIX team has created multiple shared pools and given them specific names....this does not come through.  You instead see Virtual Shared Pool (DEFAULT Pool), Virtual Shared Pool 1 ...2, 3 etc. ... View more

Hi Ian Happy New Year! If you are running the latest version of FNMS, have you checked the 'Evidence' Tab against the inventory record to see what type of evidence has been picked up? Common OUI (Oracle Universal Installer) entries can reside in the registry XML files that are being picked up as part of the inventory gathering. Regards, Jens ... View more

You would need to get in touch with your account team in order to trial it first in PoC. Jens ... View more

You have the "Data Platform" capabilities through the BDNA acquisition and the 'Technopedia' content libraries for both Hardware & Software. That combined with your recognised inventory would provide very good output. Regards, Jens ... View more

Hi @Natalie  I understand and agree, however, I think Flexera can make this simpler without the need for customers to create possibly onerous manual relationships which of course will need to be documented outside of the tool (attached as a note document to the contract or license record). Where distinct relationships exist between a contract and a PO, and if multiple PO's make up a single license record to consolidate the entitlement (as suggested) once that license is assigned to a contract or multiple contracts, there is no breakdown to suggest that licenses linked to a contract may be sharing entitlements from another contract. Detailed knowledge and history of any such association and relationship must be maintained.  Which if not well documented and shared could lead to future reporting problems and inaccuracies. Jens   ... View more

Hi @spierce  The downside of rationalising the processor entitlements into a single license is that you will lose the benefit of FNMS Contract management and the license relationships to that contract record. If you use the Contract Module and create the relationships with the license records it enables an easy way to look for those cost optimisation opportunities at renewal/anniversary time. Rationalizing the entitlement to force desired behavior loses that and creates additional manual effort which nobody wants. If you have multiple license records linked to an application and there are no restrictions/scoping in place...then FNMS should recognise where spare entitlement is to draw upon and use. Jens ... View more