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Software Publisher Analytics dashboard for VMware in Software Asset Management classic

View compliance analysis results related to VMware on the Software Publisher Analytics dashboard in the Software Asset Management classic application.

Access the Software Publisher Analytics dashboard by navigating to All > Software Asset > Publisher Overview.

Note: The add-on VMware publisher pack (com.sn_samp_vmware) plugin must be installed to view the VMware dashboard tab.

The dashboard is updated whenever a new reconciliation result is available. You can save charts in PNG or JPG format.

VMware dashboard

Information from VMware vCenter software is discovered and used for VMware reconciliation. Discovery uses these probes and populates these tables:

  • vCenter probe VMware — vCenter ESX Hosts License
  • VMware Discovered License Key [samp_vmware_license_key] and VMware Discovered License Key Consumption [samp_vmware_license_key_usage] tables

Note: The add-on VMware publisher pack (com.sn_samp_vmware) plugin must be installed to view the VMware dashboard tab.

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Software Publisher Analytics dashboard for VMware.
ReportSource listDescription
Products out of ComplianceProduct ResultsNumber of products that have at least one software model out of compliance.Select the report to view the results in the Software license usage.
Over-licensed AmountProduct ResultsCost of licenses owned but not being used.
True-up CostProduct ResultsCost to be compliant based on the average prices for entitlements for the rights.
Top 5 Installed ProductsSoftware InstallationsCount of top 5 VMware products installed.
vSphere Territorial Non-complianceVMware Discovered License Key ConsumptionsCompliance of VMware vCenter deployments. Drill down on the location to filter.
ESX Servers by RegionESX ServersLocation, ESX count, CPU count, and cores count.
Audit ViewVMware Discovered License Key ConsumptionsVMware vSphere deployments: Product, License Key, Used By, Assigned To, Location, CPU core count, CPU count, vCenter reference, evaluation expiration date, and software install.
VMware Software Lifecycle ReportSoftware Lifecycle ReportNumber of products in each software lifecycle phase, including End of Extended Support, End of Life, and End of Support.

The vSphere Deployment related link shows the VMware Discovered License Key Consumptions list.

Parent Topic:Software Asset Management publisher pack for VMware