Managing licenses
BMC Discovery has a simple basic licensing model, though with the introduction of cloud, storage, and discovery of mainframe observed communications, license usage has become more complicated to track and manage. BMC Discovery provides a licensing page which enables you to:
- enable cloud discovery and determine the number of licensable cloud resources discovered
- determine the number of licensable hosts discovered
- enable Sync for ServiceNow CMDB
- see whether a Storage TKU is installed, and if so, which version
- see Mainframe Connection Linking status (enabled or disabled).
The system queries the datastore once each day to extract data and construct graphs of license usage for cloud resources and for hosts. Each graph provides a More Detail button which enables you to see the datastore queries used to construct that graph. You can also:
- download a signed license report,
- download raw license data so you can process and report on license usage according to your company practices,
- upload raw license data so that you can choose a single appliance from which to perform your own licensing audit .
To access the licensing details, from the main menu, click the Administration icon 
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From the Appliance section, click Licensing. The licensing page is shown in the screen below:
To enable or disable cloud discovery
The Cloud Resources field at the headline of the page has Enable and Disable buttons which enable you to enable or disable cloud discovery.
- To enable cloud discovery, click the Enable button.
The system displays a dialog requiring you to confirm that you are licensed to use cloud discovery, and that you have sufficient licenses to cover your usage.
BMC Discovery for Multi-Cloud is a separately licensed product. By enabling Cloud Discovery, you are confirming that your organization is properly licensed for a sufficient number of Cloud Resources.
- To disable cloud discovery, click the Disable button.
The system displays a confirmation dialog.
When you disable cloud discovery, no more cloud data is discovered. None of your discovered cloud data is deleted, though you must have a license which covers your past usage.
To enable or disable Sync for ServiceNow CMDB
The Sync for ServiceNow CMDB field at the headline of the page has Enable and Disable buttons which enable you to enable or disable Sync for ServiceNow CMDB.
- To enable Sync for ServiceNow CMDB, click the Enable button.
The system displays a dialog requiring you to confirm that you are licensed to use Sync for ServiceNow CMDB.
Sync for ServiceNow CMDB is a separately licensed product. By enabling Sync for ServiceNow CMDB, you are confirming that your organization is properly licensed for its use.
- To disable Sync for ServiceNow CMDB, click the Disable button.
The system displays a confirmation dialog.
When you disable Sync for ServiceNow CMDB, you can no longer use the feature. No data is deleted, though you must have a license which covers your past usage.
To enable or disable Mainframe Connection Linking
The Mainframe Connection Linking field at the headline of the page has Enable and Disable buttons which enable you to enable or disable Mainframe Connection Linking.
- To enable Mainframe Connection Linking, click the Enable button.
The system displays a dialog requiring you to confirm that you are licensed to use Mainframe Connection Linking.
Mainframe Connection Linking is a separately licensed product. By enabling Mainframe Connection Linking, you are confirming that your organization is properly licensed for its use.
- To disable Mainframe Connection Linking, click the Disable button.
The system displays a confirmation dialog.
When you disable Mainframe Connection Linking, you can no longer use the feature. No data is deleted, though you must have a license which covers your past usage.
The number of hosts discovered and the status, that is, installed or not, and if installed, which versions is displayed in the headline along with the cloud discovery control.
To download a signed licensing report
You can download a digitally signed licensing report showing the current licensing status of your BMC Discovery appliance. To do so, from the Actions menu, select Download License Report.
To download raw licensing data
To produce licensing reports for your company's records, download the raw data showing the current licensing status.
- From the Actions menu, select Download Raw License Data as CSV.
- To download the plain text raw data, from the Actions menu, select Download Raw License Data.
The files are downloaded as zip archives.
To upload raw license data to another appliance
To produce a consolidated report of all licensing data from multiple appliances, upload the raw license data files downloaded from other appliances to a single appliance from which you can download consolidated versions of the license reports and data.
To upload the raw license data files:
- From the Actions menu, select Upload Raw License Data.
- From the file browser, select the downloaded zip files, and click Upload.