IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT)

The "Install or Upgrade Scanner (9.2.34.0)"  fixlet is showing all Windows OS regardless the release that including Windows 2003 or Windows 2008.   I am aware that Windows 2003 is out of support and there are some Windows 2003 servers still running with CIT scanner v2.8.0.300 and it has been working great collecting HW and SW information reporting back to ILMT.  The big problem is that if the "Install or Upgrade Scanner (9.2.34.0)"  fixlet is submitted to all servers including Windows 2003, it will unable the older scanner and attempt to install a new scanner.  Which it will fail as it is no longer support OS.   Which means that Windows 2003 can't continue to do HW and SW scan jobs because the older CIT scanner v2.8.0.300 was uninstalled and newer scanner is not able to install.   Therefore, it ends up no CIT scanner installed and running on these Windows 2003.   It could happen to Windows 2008 as well.

The "Install or Upgrade Scanner (9.2.34.0)"  fixlet should change the relevance check to exclude older version of Windows similar to what is being done for Solaris.    Don't just check OS with "Win" keyword in your relevance check.    Add the Windows version as well.

These two relevance statements should check for older version of Windows.

(if (name of it as lowercase starts with "win") then (true) else ((name of it as lowercase starts with "linux") OR (name of it as lowercase starts with "aix") OR (name of it as lowercase starts with "hp-ux" AND ((architecture of it as lowercase contains "ia64") OR (family name of main processor as lowercase contains "pa-risc") OR (exists match (regex "^PA8[0-9]{3}(\s+)?$") of (family name of main processor)))) OR (exists match (regex "sunos 5\.(8|9|10|11)") of (name of it as lowercase)) of operating system)) of operating system AND (if exists property "in proxy agent context" then ( not in proxy agent context ) else true)

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((name of it as lowercase starts with "win") OR (name of it as lowercase starts with "linux") OR (name of it as lowercase starts with "aix") OR ((name of it as lowercase starts with "sunos 5") AND NOT (name of it as lowercase contains "sunos 5.7"))) of operating system

The "Install or Upgrade Scanner (9.2.34.0)"  fixlet is showing all Windows OS regardless the release that including Windows 2003 or Windows 2008.   I am aware that Windows 2003 is out of support and there are some Windows 2003 servers still running with CIT scanner v2.8.0.300 and it has been working great collecting HW and SW information reporting back to ILMT.  The big problem is that if the "Install or Upgrade Scanner (9.2.34.0)"  fixlet is submitted to all servers including Windows 2003, it will unable the older scanner and attempt to install a new scanner.  Which it will fail as it is no longer support OS.   Which means that Windows 2003 can't continue to do HW and SW scan jobs because the older CIT scanner v2.8.0.300 was uninstalled and newer scanner is not able to install.   Therefore, it ends up no CIT scanner installed and running on these Windows 2003.   It could happen to Windows 2008 as well.

The "Install or Upgrade Scanner (9.2.34.0)"  fixlet should change the relevance check to exclude older version of Windows similar to what is being done for Solaris.    Don't just check OS with "Win" keyword in your relevance check.    Add the Windows version as well.

Hello York,

We will take this under consideration...

These two relevance statements should check for older version of Windows.

(if (name of it as lowercase starts with "win") then (true) else ((name of it as lowercase starts with "linux") OR (name of it as lowercase starts with "aix") OR (name of it as lowercase starts with "hp-ux" AND ((architecture of it as lowercase contains "ia64") OR (family name of main processor as lowercase contains "pa-risc") OR (exists match (regex "^PA8[0-9]{3}(\s+)?$") of (family name of main processor)))) OR (exists match (regex "sunos 5\.(8|9|10|11)") of (name of it as lowercase)) of operating system)) of operating system AND (if exists property "in proxy agent context" then ( not in proxy agent context ) else true)

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((name of it as lowercase starts with "win") OR (name of it as lowercase starts with "linux") OR (name of it as lowercase starts with "aix") OR ((name of it as lowercase starts with "sunos 5") AND NOT (name of it as lowercase contains "sunos 5.7"))) of operating system

The "Install or Upgrade Scanner (9.2.34.0)"  fixlet is showing all Windows OS regardless the release that including Windows 2003 or Windows 2008.   I am aware that Windows 2003 is out of support and there are some Windows 2003 servers still running with CIT scanner v2.8.0.300 and it has been working great collecting HW and SW information reporting back to ILMT.  The big problem is that if the "Install or Upgrade Scanner (9.2.34.0)"  fixlet is submitted to all servers including Windows 2003, it will unable the older scanner and attempt to install a new scanner.  Which it will fail as it is no longer support OS.   Which means that Windows 2003 can't continue to do HW and SW scan jobs because the older CIT scanner v2.8.0.300 was uninstalled and newer scanner is not able to install.   Therefore, it ends up no CIT scanner installed and running on these Windows 2003.   It could happen to Windows 2008 as well.

The "Install or Upgrade Scanner (9.2.34.0)"  fixlet should change the relevance check to exclude older version of Windows similar to what is being done for Solaris.    Don't just check OS with "Win" keyword in your relevance check.    Add the Windows version as well.

Can you share the download link of the CIT scanner version 2.8.0.300 installer package as I might need it.   Thanks.

Hello York,

We will take this under consideration...

These two relevance statements should check for older version of Windows.

(if (name of it as lowercase starts with "win") then (true) else ((name of it as lowercase starts with "linux") OR (name of it as lowercase starts with "aix") OR (name of it as lowercase starts with "hp-ux" AND ((architecture of it as lowercase contains "ia64") OR (family name of main processor as lowercase contains "pa-risc") OR (exists match (regex "^PA8[0-9]{3}(\s+)?$") of (family name of main processor)))) OR (exists match (regex "sunos 5\.(8|9|10|11)") of (name of it as lowercase)) of operating system)) of operating system AND (if exists property "in proxy agent context" then ( not in proxy agent context ) else true)

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((name of it as lowercase starts with "win") OR (name of it as lowercase starts with "linux") OR (name of it as lowercase starts with "aix") OR ((name of it as lowercase starts with "sunos 5") AND NOT (name of it as lowercase contains "sunos 5.7"))) of operating system

The "Install or Upgrade Scanner (9.2.34.0)"  fixlet is showing all Windows OS regardless the release that including Windows 2003 or Windows 2008.   I am aware that Windows 2003 is out of support and there are some Windows 2003 servers still running with CIT scanner v2.8.0.300 and it has been working great collecting HW and SW information reporting back to ILMT.  The big problem is that if the "Install or Upgrade Scanner (9.2.34.0)"  fixlet is submitted to all servers including Windows 2003, it will unable the older scanner and attempt to install a new scanner.  Which it will fail as it is no longer support OS.   Which means that Windows 2003 can't continue to do HW and SW scan jobs because the older CIT scanner v2.8.0.300 was uninstalled and newer scanner is not able to install.   Therefore, it ends up no CIT scanner installed and running on these Windows 2003.   It could happen to Windows 2008 as well.

The "Install or Upgrade Scanner (9.2.34.0)"  fixlet should change the relevance check to exclude older version of Windows similar to what is being done for Solaris.    Don't just check OS with "Win" keyword in your relevance check.    Add the Windows version as well.