Software Asset Management publisher pack for VMware
Use the Software Asset Management publisher pack for VMware to create software entitlements, software models, and track your licensing positions using VMware-specific licensing metrics.
VMware is a virtualization and cloud computing software. VMware virtualization offers two types of hypervisors, as well as additional products that you can use to optimize virtualization.
Most VMware product features are accessed using a license key, which can make managing your license compliance difficult. The Software Asset Management publisher pack for VMware allows you to track your license compliance position to optimize your software spend and reduce audit risk.
A discovery process is required for VMware data to be collected. For more information, see Data collected by ITOM Visibility.
Track the software rights that you've purchased for your VMware with the Software Entitlement form. You can also store the licensing key information for your software using the License Key related list on the form. For more information on the different license agreement types that are supported for VMware, see License agreement types.
View your VMware license compliance using the License usage view of the Software Asset Workspace. If your VMware software is out of compliance, the License usage view provides remediation suggestions on how to return your licenses back to compliance. For more information, see License usage view.
View compliance analysis results related to VMware using either the Software Publisher Analytics dashboard (Software Asset Management classic application) or publisher overview (Software Asset Workspace). For more information on the Software Publisher Analytics dashboard, see Software Publisher Analytics dashboard for VMware in Software Asset Management classic. For more information on the publisher overview, see Publisher overview for VMware, Inc. in the Software Asset Workspace.