ITAA provides end-to-end support with ILMT implementation as well as technical and reporting configuration.
Installing and correctly configuring the IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) is key to benefiting from sub capacity licensing. Failure to meet the requirements of sub capacity licensing is the highest license compliance risk area for IBM customers and can lead to license compliance exposure exceeding $100M.
In recent years, IBM’s interpretation of the sub capacity requirements has become increasingly strict. It is not sufficient just to have BigFix agents deployed on all target machines. Auditors are now also closely reviewing whether ILMT is properly configured and up to date. Any ILMT discrepancies will often prompt IBM’s auditors to report full capacity deployment figures which are then used by IBM as negotiation leverage.
We have extensive knowledge of all steps of ILMT implementation, from initial installation and BigFix agent deployment, to ILMT reporting configuration and applying product bundling and exclusions. We can ensure you are compliant with sub capacity requirements while making sure the PVU/RVU MAPC/VPC quantities reported by ILMT are accurate.
Get ILMT support Installing and correctly configuring the IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) is key to benefiting from sub capacity licensing. Failure to meet the requirements of sub capacity licensing is the highest license compliance risk area for IBM customers and can lead to license compliance exposure exceeding $100M.
In recent years, IBM’s interpretation of the sub capacity requirements has become increasingly strict. It is not sufficient just to have BigFix agents deployed on all target machines. Auditors are now also closely reviewing whether ILMT is properly configured and up to date. Any ILMT discrepancies will often prompt IBM’s auditors to report full capacity deployment figures which are then used by IBM as negotiation leverage.
We have extensive knowledge of all steps of ILMT implementation, from initial installation and BigFix agent deployment, to ILMT reporting configuration and applying product bundling and exclusions. We can ensure you are compliant with sub capacity requirements while making sure the PVU/RVU MAPC/VPC quantities reported by ILMT are accurate.
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We work with a variety of IBM customers, across a wide range of industries and specialisms.
By relying on our vast experience, our clients achieve tangible cost savings and real results, every time.
We performed an end-to-end ILMT deployment project to ensure compliance with post-audit settlement agreement.
By implementing procedures to ensure ongoing compliance with sub capacity requirements, and leveraging lower-cost license models, our experts lowered (sub capacity) total deployment value from $16M to $3M.
For this client, we fully mitigated IBM’s license compliance claim of $3M by applying ILMT report configuration and optimizing license allocations. Product bundling and exclusions were applied in ILMT to ensure accurate quarterly reports.
Our experts supported the client in implementing sub capacity reporting with FlexNet Manager Suite (FNMS) as an alternative sub capacity reporting tool. Prior internal compliance assessment was used to configure accurate reporting in FNMS.
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