IBM Z Software Asset Management

Db2 Utilities Suite is missing from Product Audit Trail reports.    

Versions 9, 10 and 11 are discovered.   Version 12 (5770-AF4) isn't discovered.   I remember that some products that were originally separate from Db2 are now bundled in and are deliberately excluded from discovery.  Is that the case with Db2 Utilities Suite?  I can't find any evidence of it being bundled - it has a separate PID and it's a royalty product so doesn't seem likely to be given away free.   Are my customers using a really old GKB or is this a known 'thing'?

Thanks

Hi Matt,

Yes Db2 Utilities Suite is in the GKB. It is only a single load module and as I have found it seems to change quite a lot when maint is applied. If you are looking at the Asset Report Product Inventory and it's not there I would suggest looking at the Discovery Report Discovered Product Inventory and more than likely it will have a version of UNKNOWN. That means it will not be copied to the Asset tables. Do you know what level of the GKB they are running? The October GKB is the current level and next week The November GKB will be released. I assume they are aware that 8.2/3 GKBs are now PTF's order-able from ShopZ. It's a good idea to subscribe to the IBM Notification service for IZSAM so any PTFs for the product released they will be notified.

Regards

Jim K. 

Db2 Utilities Suite is missing from Product Audit Trail reports.    

Versions 9, 10 and 11 are discovered.   Version 12 (5770-AF4) isn't discovered.   I remember that some products that were originally separate from Db2 are now bundled in and are deliberately excluded from discovery.  Is that the case with Db2 Utilities Suite?  I can't find any evidence of it being bundled - it has a separate PID and it's a royalty product so doesn't seem likely to be given away free.   Are my customers using a really old GKB or is this a known 'thing'?

Thanks