Software Asset Reconciliation

[bharath10]

Hello Guru,

I am new to Software Asset Management and trying to explore/understand it. and need your help here.

i'm trying to test how is the SAM flow and how it works.

My understanding is we can mapp our (discovered) installed software with the SAM. and it should show how much is your software entitlement, how much you are using and rest should show in available.(compliant / non-compliant)

i have created Software Model- Name with 'oracle crystal ball' and keep discovery mapping is shown below(anything).

entitlement of available license 6.(metric is Per Device), purchased rights 6, active 6, allocations available 6.

then i ran software reconciliation to mapp this with my discovered software which is three. and post reconciliation, i can see the result is complaint but value of purchased rights, active rights, allocations available is still same as above.

software installed three different machine(one has version-7.3.960.0 and other two has 11.1.4512.0). and should consider it during reconciliation. and 'active rights' and 'allocations available'count should reduced. and i tried to manual normalize but state is false.

any help here and would be appreciate if you help with best practice to implement and any KB blog article.

Thanks in advance.

Bharat 

[Sharieff]

Hi Bharat,

Before running the reconciliation.

Update the device Allocation on the entitlement so that if occupies the licenses on the entitlement as you have set the metric as 'Per Device' and it should fix your issue.

Let me know if you are still have the issue.

[bharath10]

Thank You Hazy, i have tried that.

i use condition in 'Device Allocation' for Name contain with hostname of one of machine. (where software is installed). post this ran reconciliation but it did not change in values of Active Rights & Allocations available.

but while we are doing this, cant we get this details from 'Discovery Mapping'. its kept on Anything. see screenshot. 

and from Show Matching Discovery Model - is giving two different result (versions are differ).

might i am wrong here. you can correct me, and help with correct flow, and how asset management should work.

Thanks.

Bharat

[Sharieff]

Hi,

In the screen shot i do not see the product name.

If the product name is 'Crystl Ball' then you get few discoveries when you click on the link ' Show Matching Discovery Models' If you do not get any results.

1. Check if you need to normalize the discovery models.
2. You will see a change on active rights only when you set the dates on subscriptions (Start and End

[bharath10]

Hi Hazy,

Thanks for response.

1. Check if you need to normalize the discovery models.

->I have already did the manual normalize but not sure why it not did not normalize automatically. 

1. You will see a change on active rights only when you set the dates on subscriptions (Start and End)

->when i change license duration form perpetual to subscription, its giving me correct count with the utilized and available count. it works.(i am expecting this) but

why not its working with perpetual. 

is the correct behavior of system ? any docs link will be helpful on this and 

how i can get evaluation of count (with perpetual) utilized and available count, if we want to see/change configuration where i can find it.

Thanks in advance.