#bigfix

- Wolfe’s name is a $wolfe_name in the 2nd paragraph of ch3pg0400 & on ch3pg3402

- On ch32503-orana all the options lead to what I think is the “Friendship can hurt” response (I haven’t been able to replay with different characters so idk if that’s unique to her if that isn’t intentional)

- On ch3pg34003-wolfe the variable $son is visible in “You wouldn’t be your father’s $son otherwise!”

SO! I am going to answer all the bug asks in this one because otherwise there's just a few so! Sorry it took a little longer to get to bugfixes, had my first day of the new job yesterday and I promptly passed out when I got home.

All the bugs brought to me SHOULD be fixed, however, if not just let me know.

Somehow, however, the biggest bug wasn't from the current chapter that was released. Anyway, here's the list in case you want to see all the gory details.

With the advent of Information and cloud technology, applications can quickly be hosted on different platforms, and it doesn't appear to be an uncommon issue that applications shift between virtual, containerized and cloud platforms as a whole. Whereas, from the licensing perspective, a change of platform generally results into a change in the available capacity on which the software is installed and running. It does have an impact on the required number of licenses, as the software asset and license manager need to typically watch out for it in the upcoming days.

Who is Required to Make use of ILMT?

Generally, companies that uses IBM software is required to use ILMT, if and when an end user would like to make use of the possibility to license only the sub-capacity of a server.

The only situations which would not require you to use ILMT are if:

o You decided to license the full capacity of your servers instead of the sub-capacity o Also, if you have a contractual agreement with IBM which allows you to use another SAM tool for your sub-capacity licensing o If you have less than 1.000 PVU licenses measured in full capacity and less than 1.000 employees as a whole

ILMT doesn’t provide support for the Eligible Virtualization Environment or Eligible Sub-Capacity Product as a whole.

How to Install ILMT? Prior installing ILMT, one first need to install BigFix. Whereas, BigFix platform and ILMT appears to be absolutely free for IBM’s customers, and BigFix is a scalable and versatile product with numerous different applications functionalities. Thus, to be eligible for sub-capacity licensing, you need the BigFix Platform and the ILMT application to be installed. On the other hand, a single server with BigFix and ILMT (4 CPUs 16GB memory) can manage up to 1000 endpoints (agents) and can easily be scaled up or down managing up to 100.000 endpoints.

However, the IBM Knowledge Center provides special guidelines regarding planning, installation, configuration and use of BigFix and ILMT as it includes those of o BigFix Knowledge Center o IBM License Metric Tool Knowledge Center

What are the most pressing concerns? According to the experts of All Blue Solutions, the biggest concerns with regards to the installation of ILMT and BigFix are often raised by the security teams of ABS. Most of the BigFix/ILMT installations and implementations have technical requirements, but for some, workarounds can be implemented. On the other hand, a workaround can be implemented to overcome the most urgent concern for the need to allow UDP (User Datagram Protocol) traffic with the aid of your routers or firewalls.

In order, to make sure you don’t face any pressing issues when it comes to the BigFix and ILMT installation, prepare from beforehand by carefully validating the following steps:

o One should make sure that proper network connectivity (TCP/UDP) between agents, virtual infrastructure and BigFix is in place o Always remember to have internet access, as BigFix requires access to the internet. o Also, one should have permissions regarding the virtual infrastructure o One should address the pressing concerns regarding system management functions of BigFix o One should gain valid permissions to install agents on systems containing IBM Software o Also, try to know where IBM software has been deployed o One should also address concerns regarding possible impact the software scans might have on your system o At the same time, one should schedule a proper management of BigFix and ILMT

How to Install BigFix? When all requirements are met, and an operating system and database are prepared, installation and configuration of BigFix and ILMT generally takes around 8 hours. Thus, it includes installation of BigFix server, retrieving License Metric Tool database content and deploying the BigFix agents. The installation of BigFix doesn't appears to be tough and complex by nature, however, without having prior experience of installing it, BigFix can sometime appear to be a bit confusing by nature. Whereas, in BigFix, fixlets, tasks, relevancy, sites, domains are common terms, and prior installing it, one should always review the entire console operators guide section in the BigFix Knowledge center link at once.

BigFix Fixlets Once the installation of ILMT and BigFix is fully complete, then continue with the configuration of BigFix and ILMT using the BigFix console. Generally, BigFix retrieves fixlets with the aid of the internet from the BigFix-content-servers. Fixlets are basically scripts which can easily be executed on single or groups of devices. An example of such a fixlet is a Microsoft Security Patch. A fixlet is only visible for devices for which it is relevant. In other words, the Microsoft Security patch is only visible and relevant for Microsoft systems, but is invisible for Linux devices as a whole.

Whereas, the ILMT installer is also provided by IBM in a fixlet. Thus, to install or upgrade ILMT, one should seamlessly search for the fixlet and “Download IBM License Metric Tool” and take action to start the installation. Once the installation of the fixlet is completed, perform the initial configuration as explained in the ILMT knowledge center. The next step is to deploy the fixlets, in order to install the hardware and software scanners, IBM software catalogs and the VM Managers at once. On the other hand, latest versions of BigFix and ILMT are provided and can be upgraded smoothly with the aid of a fixlet.

In conclusion it can be said, that the configuration and management of IBM’s License Metric Tool (ILMT) and its associated BigFix Server are very complex by nature. It is the end users who typically underestimate all the different steps and actions that are required to be followed, in order to be eligible for sub-capacity licensing. Most often it is found out that end users often struggle with the installation, configuration and proper management of the ILMT and BigFix platform. It happens because the in-depth knowledge, expertise and required time to do so in a complete and accurate manner is not at all available within an end user organization itself. Thus, All Blue Solutions have developed a specific form ILMT services for those who acknowledge the complexity around its installation, configuration and continuous management of their ILMT environment and that do not have the expertise with themselves.

Big fix: The Tinusaur Package for the Arduino IDE

We’ve recently discovered a bug in our Arduino IDE package that will cause an error when you try to compile your code. We have a fix for it and the only thing you need to do is to update the package. Here is how: Start your Arduino IDE Go to the menu Tools / Board … and then “Board Manager …” at the top. Wait for a while until the list is updated from the Internet. Scroll all the way down to the…

Procedura automatizzata notturna per la distribuzione del service pack di office da 1 GB su 500 macchine virtuali.

Copiare il giga di dati sul disco C della macchina

Se non c'è abbastanza spazio cancellare tutti i dati scritti

GOTO 1