<html><body><p><font size="2">IBM License Metric Tool </font><b><font size="2">application update 9.2.18</font></b><font size="2"> is now available!</font><br><br><font size="2">This update includes the following key features:</font><br><br><b><font size="2">Support for new platforms and systems</font></b><ul><ul type="disc"><li><font size="2">Disconnected scanner on CentOS 8</font><li><font size="2">Disconnected scanner on Oracle Enterprise Linux 8 with Red Hat Compatible Kernel</font><li><font size="2">Disconnected scanner on Debian 10 x86 and x64</font><li><font size="2">Disconnected scanner on SLES 15 on zSystems</font><li><font size="2">IBM z15</font><li><font size="2">AMD Epyc processor</font><br></ul></ul><b><font size="2">Support for new virtualization technologies</font></b><ul><ul type="disc"><li><b><font size="2"> </font></b><font size="2">zCX (System Z Container Extensions)</font><li><font size="2">Nutanix on x86 with AHV</font><br></ul></ul><b><font size="2">Usability improvements on the user interface</font></b><br><font size="2">Names of the widgets and statuses that are displayed on the dashboard are simplified for better understanding. Additionally, names of columns were systemized with some minor name changes. The following names are changed:</font><ul><ul type="disc"><li><font size="2">Scan Health widget is renamed to Software Scan Health</font><li><font size="2">Missing Software Scan status is renamed to Missing Scan</font><li><font size="2">IBM Capacity Data Completeness widget is renamed to Capacity Scan Health</font><li><font size="2">IBM Software Classification widget is renamed to Software Classification</font><li><font size="2">The Latest Software Scan column is renamed to Last Software Change</font></ul></ul>
<li type="disc"><b><font size="2">Benefits</font></b><font size="2">: Better understanding of the License Metric Tool dashboard and reports.</font><br>
<p><b><font size="2">Update of the end of support dates</font></b><br><font size="2">Information about the end of support dates is refreshed for the IBM software basing on the IBM Software Lifecycle data.</font><br><br><b><font size="2">Security enhancements</font></b><br><font size="2">For more information, see </font><a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS8JFY_9.2.0/com.ibm.lmt.doc/Inventory/overview/c_what_is_new.html"><font size="2">What's New</font></a><font size="2">.</font><br><br><font size="2">Other important changes</font><br><br><b><font size="2">Sunset of License Metric Tool wiki</font></b><br><font size="2">With the end of 2019, the </font><a href="https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/IBM%20License%20Metric%20Tool/page/Home%20Page"><font size="2">License Metric Tool wiki</font></a><font size="2"> is going to be sunset. The content of the wiki page in now included in the License Metric Tool documentation.</font><br><br><b><font size="2">Documentation is extended with new topics</font></b><br><font size="2">The following topics are added to License Metric Tool documentation:</font><ul type="disc"><li><a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS8JFY_9.2.0/com.ibm.lmt.doc/Inventory/start/c_getting_started.html"><font size="2">Getting started</font></a><font size="2">: </font><a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS8JFY_9.2.0/com.ibm.lmt.doc/Inventory/start/c_fast_track_installation.html"><font size="2"> How to handle License Metric Tool reporting end-to-end</font></a><font size="2">, </font><a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS8JFY_9.2.0/com.ibm.lmt.doc/Inventory/start/c_launching_LMT_project.html"><font size="2">How to start License Metric Tool project</font></a><font size="2">, </font><a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS8JFY_9.2.0/com.ibm.lmt.doc/Inventory/start/c_how_to_install.html"><font size="2">How to install and maintain License Metric Tool</font></a><font size="2">, </font><a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS8JFY_9.2.0/com.ibm.lmt.doc/Inventory/start/c_reporting_licenses.html"><font size="2">How to control and report IBM licenses</font></a><li><a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS8JFY_9.2.0/com.ibm.lmt.doc/Inventory/start/r_LMT_updates.html"><font size="2">Updates for License Metric Tool</font></a><font size="2"> and </font><a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS8JFY_9.2.0/com.ibm.lmt.doc/Inventory/start/c_release_notes.html"><font size="2">Release notes</font></a><li><a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS8JFY_9.2.0/com.ibm.lmt.doc/Inventory/start/r_useful_links.html"><font size="2">Useful links</font></a><br></ul><br><b><font size="2">Action to take</font></b><br><font size="2">To learn how to get the application update and deploy it as well as to view the full list of new features and APARs that were fixed in this update, see: </font><a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS8JFY_9.2.0/com.ibm.lmt.doc/Inventory/start/c_release_notes.html"><font size="2">Release notes</font></a><font size="2">.</font><br><br><b><font size="2">Questions</font></b><br><font size="2">If you have any product-related questions, post them on one of the License Metric Tool forum: </font><a href="https://ibm.biz/LMT-support-forum"><font size="2">https://ibm.biz/LMT-support-forum</font></a><font size="2">. </font><br><br>
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