In this course you will be introduced to the new functions and features of Version 4 Release 2 of the IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS product. You will learn about the extended product capabilities that include identification of applications running on z/OS UNIX, double byte character set (DBCS) support, and the enhanced audit capabilities with extended license compliance support. You will be introduced to and learn about the IBM Tivoli Asset Compliance Center that replaces the Spotlight+ graphical user interface (GUI). The course will review the mechanism to import the data into the Tivoli Asset Compliance Center, and generate reports based on the data imported from Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS.
Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Identify changes to and new features in Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS Version 4 Release 2.
Describe the new features of the product.
Identify the additional changes in the Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS.
Describe the migration and compatability considerations.
Describe the distributed components of the Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS.
Identify the administrative and client functions of the Tivoli Asset Compliance Center.
Course outline
Module 1: Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS 4.2 Overview
Module 2: New Features of Existing Components
Module 3: Additional Changes in Tivoli License Compliance Manager 4.2
Module 4: Migration and Compatibility Considerations
Module 5: Distributed Components of Tivoli License Compliance Manager 4.2
Module 6: Tivoli Asset Compliance Center Demonstration
Administration perspective
Working with users
Importing data from
Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS
Asset compliance center perspective
Activities
Generating reports
Mainframe server
Who will benefit from this course
This course is intended for z/OS Systems Programmers who have experience with previous versions of SoftAudit for z/OS, and License Compliance Manager for z/OS Version 4.1 who will install and maintain the product. This course is also of interest to those colleagues who will be using the Tivoli Asset Compliance Center.
Required skills/knowledge
This course assumes that students have experience with and a working knowledge of the previous versions of the product. Recommended Foundation Skills training:
Tivoli Implementation Foundation Skills: z/OS
DB2 UDB Concepts and Facilities
Tivoli Implementation Foundation Skills: Networking and Network Hardware
