View the peak usage of your IBM software products by device

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read
  • If you are integrating with the IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) or BigFix Inventory using version 2 of the ILMT and BigFix Inventory integration APIs, view the highest full capacity and sub-capacity Processor Value Unit (PVU), Resource Value Unit (RVU), and Virtual Processor Core (VPC) usage for your IBM software products by physical host or virtual machine (VM).

    Before you begin

    Role required: sam_admin or sam_user

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to Workspaces > Software Asset Workspace.
    2. Open the License operations view.
    3. From the left navigation menu of the License operations view, navigate to IBM ILMT V2 Integration > Peak Consumption Breakdown By Device.
    4. View the highest full capacity and sub-capacity PVU, RVU, and VPC usage for your IBM software products by physical host or VM.
      The Software Asset Management application displays the highest usage within an aggregated time period of up to 90 days. You can define this aggregated time period in ILMT or BigFix Inventory.