Does "Patch Management Solution" license node(s) are properly used by managed client computers?
Custom reports will show exact list of managed computers who are consuming "Patch Management Solution" license and which computers makes unnecessary consumption of license node(s).
Reports have columns to see when appropriate client computer started license node consumption and when last get client policy and basic inventory event appeared from this computer
1. "All Computers currently consuming "Patch Management" license node(s)" report
2. "Computers with 'Active' asset status consuming 'Patch Management' license but haven't sent own basic inventory to NS for last 30 days" report
If you see there client computers who shouldn't consume license, then just uninstall there "Software Update Agent" plug-in or make this client computer asset status "Retired", then "Patch Management Solution" license node will be reclaimed.
3. "Computers with 'Retired' asset status with "Software Update Agent" who don't consume 'Patch Management' license'" report
How to import them in my NS:
Requirements:
Attention:
Make sure that you have required settings specified for Purging Maintenance task to automatically set "Retired" asset status for computer which hasn't communicate with Notification Server for %n% days, then after each nightly purging task running, appropriate managed computer(s) asset status will be changed to 'Retired' and license node(s) for solution(s) will be reclaimed
Other Solution reports: