Changing the computer scanned to discover software on shared disks (BigFix scenario)

Available from 9.2.8.

If you designated a computer to be scanned to create a software template for shared disks, and you want to designate a different computer, start by scanning the new computer. After the computer is scanned, and scan results are uploaded to License Metric Tool, stop the scan on the computer that you initially designated. Thanks to this approach, you ensure continuity of software discovery on shared disks.

1. Select the computer that you want to scan to create the new software template.
   1. Log in to the BigFix console.
   2. In the navigation tree, click Sites > External Sites > IBM License Reporting (ILMT) > Fixlets and Tasks.
   3. In the upper right pane, select Initiate Software Scan on Shared Disks, and click Take Action.
   4. Select the new computer that you want to scan, and click OK.
      Tip: If you have the computers grouped, expand Applicable Computers > By Group, and select a group. Then, from the list of computers that belong to this group, select one computer to be scanned.
2. After the scan finishes, wait for the scheduled import of data or run it manually.
3. Select the new software template for the computer group that uses the template created from the initially designated computer.
   1. Log in to License Metric Tool, and go to Management > Computer Groups.
   2. Open the computer group that used the old software template.
   3. Select the new software template that you want to share among all computers that belong to this group. Then, click Create.
4. Stop the shared disks scan that is running on the computer that you initially designated.
   1. Log in to the BigFix console.
   2. In the navigation tree, click Actions.
   3. Look for the action called Initiate Software Scan on Shared Disks that is running on the computer that you want to stop scanning.
   4. Right-click the action, and click Stop Action. Then, click OK to confirm.