Features and benefits
| Features | Advantages | Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Auto discovery of IBM and 3rd party software | Ability to identify vendors, product titles, features, modules, versions releases, and maintenance levels | Eliminates manual process of identifying software |
| Support for SQLite | Open Source database | Quicker and easier to get up and running |
| Enhanced Reporting | Views of Machine Inventory, Storage Devices, and Resources, and show Value Units and Product Usage | Improved visibility – Use enhanced view of hardware devices and product usage to better manage system dependencies and to improve resource efficiency |
| Change Tracking | Show added/deleted products since last scan | Enhanced oversight – Validate changes to ensure accurate reporting and process compliance |
| License Verification | Enables the manual comparison of discovered data and purchased Licenses | Ensure compliance to software entitlements and identify significant over purchasing |
| High speed scanner | Provides an accurate inventory of all software on your z/OS platform in a short amount of time | Minimizes overhead |
| Software usage monitor | Tells who is using the software products, where they are installed, when the products are being used | Helps determine if you are making the most of your software investments |
| Integration with Tivoli Asset Management for IT | Links software usage information with license agreements and costs | Helps you manage compliance and negotiate future contracts with better insight |
System Requirements
The basic hardware requirements to install IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for z/OS are as follows:
Data Capture and Computation phases
These phases require a z/Architecture machine capable of running
z/OS Version 1 Release 8, or later.Reporting phase
The Batch Reports require a z/Architecture machine capable of running z/OS Version 1 Release 8, or later. The Tivoli Common Reporting systems requires either an Intel x86 architecture server, or Linux on System z LPARs, in which case a z/Architecture machine is used.
