Tivoli Asset Discovery for zOS

Business benefits

Features	Advantages	Benefits
Auto discovery of IBM and 3rd party software.	Ability to identify vendors, product titles, features, modules, versions releases, and maintenance levels	Eliminates manual process of identifying software.
High speed scanner	Provides an accurate inventory of all software on your z/OS platform in a short amount of time	Minimizes overhead
Software usage monitor	Tells who is using the software products, where they are installed, when the products are being used.	Helps determine if you are making the most of your software investments.
Interactive reports	Show which products are candidates for consolidation or removal.	Provides documentation for audits or vendor negotiations
Integration with Tivoli Asset Management for IT	Links software usage information with license agreements and costs.	Helps you manage compliance and negotiate future contracts with better insight.

The basic hardware requirements to install IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for z/OS are as follows:

Data Capture and Computation phases
These phases require a z/Architecture machine capable of running
z/OS Version 1 Release 8, or later.
Reporting phase
The Batch Reports require a z/Architecture machine capable of running z/OS Version 1 Release 8, or later. The Tivoli Common Reporting systems requires either an Intel x86 architecture server, or Linux on System z LPARs, in which case a z/Architecture machine is used.