Does "Inventory Solution" & "Inventory Pack for Servers" license node(s) are properly used by managed client computers?
Custom reports will show exact list of managed computers who are using "Inventory Solution" & "Inventory Pack for Servers" license and which computer(s) 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 to make sure that computer is still alive.
1. "All Computers currently consuming "Inventory Solution" license node(s)" report
2. "Computers with 'Active' asset status consuming 'Inventory Solution' 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 "Inventory Agent" plug-in or make this client computer asset status "Retired", then "Inventory Solution" license node will be reclaimed.
3. "Computers with 'Retired' asset status with "Inventory Agent" who don't consume "Inventory Solution" license" report
Same things are avaiable in reports for "Inventory Pack for Servers" product (attached: Inventory Pack for Servers_ license maintenance reports.xml)
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: