Importing scan results from IBM i systems to BigFix InventoryLicense Metric Tool

Available from 9.2.5. To import new scan results to BigFix InventoryLicense Metric Tool, copy the package to the disconnected scans directory that you added as a data source.

About this task

  • For information about recommended frequency of importing scan results, see: Frequency of scans and uploads of data.
  • If you upload a package with older results, the current ones are overwritten.
  • Discovered software is reported with the import time, not the package time stamp.
  • Import only one package per endpoint. Otherwise, capacity results might be skipped.
  • Processed packages are not removed from your disconnected scans directory. The ones already imported are skipped.

Procedure

  1. Go to the package output directory. The default directory is /cit. Verify that a ZIP package was created after running the software scan.
    The package name is based on the following pattern: <YYYYMMDDHHMM>-<endpoint_ID>.zip, for example 201510191213-6552CFF-5.zip. It contains the following files: 
    capacity.zip 
catalog_scan.xml 
computer.yml 
isotag_scan.zip 
package_scan.xml 
source.zip
  2. Copy the ZIP package into the disconnected scans directory that you added as a data source in BigFix InventoryLicense Metric Tool.
  3. To save disk space, remove the ZIP package from the IBM i endpoint.
  4. Repeat steps 1, 2 and 3 for all the IBM i endpoints in your infrastructure.
  5. Wait for the scheduled import or run it manually.
  6. Optional: If you want to save disk space on the computer where License Metric Tool BigFix Inventory is installed, go to Advanced Server Setting panel and enable the delete_successfully_imported_scans parameter. For more information, see: Advanced server settings.

Results

During the data import, BigFix InventoryLicense Metric Tool checks the directory that you added as a data source and imports scan packages that meet the requirements. Scan results are processed and displayed on the reports in the user interface.

Files from processed packages are saved in the installation_directory/wlp/usr/servers/server1/tmp/datasources/Datasource_ID directory.

What to do next

The processed packages are stored in the directory specified in the data source configuration. The packages are not automatically removed. It is recommended to create the audit snapshot once a quarter. Then, back up the packages in a different directory, and remove them from the directory specified in the data source configuration.