License management via the Asset Intelligence

Implemented Asset Intelligence and now would like to understand how I can manage licenses correctly because the catalog of Microsoft licenses that cared contained only the latest versions of the products, such as Windows 8.1 and would like to know how
SCCM will understand that this total related contains Windows 7 and Windows 8 that I have on the environment?
Someone who uses the AI could give me some guidance?
thank you
Allan

There is no simple answer to this I'm afraid, There are many 3rd party products that will assist you in determining this information.
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Issue with Importing Software Licenses Into the Asset Intelligence Catalog

I'm trying to import a MSVL spreadsheet into SCCM 2012. Everything I have found so far all points to SCCM 2007 not 2012.
I save the Licensing Summary tab as an CSV and save it on a share on the SCCM 2012 server. When I run the wizard to import the
files I get the following error message.
Error: Importing file:
We will now import Microsoft licensing information from the file \\******\******\*********.csv into the Asset Intelligence database.
Errors
1
Unable to open the licensing statement file.
I have also tried the same as an
XML (spreadsheet) with the same result.
I sent a copy of the spreadsheet to the Microsoft licensing team and they assured me it was a standard claret report Any ideas what else I should
be doing or checking for?
Thanks in advance.

Go to the following link:
https://www.microsoft.com/Licensing/servicecenter/Downloads/DownloadsAndKeys.aspx
Go to Licenses>License Summary
Click “Download all License Information” on the right side.
The CSV should have the following fields:
Product Pool - License Product Family - License Version - Effective Quantity - Unresolved Quantity - Active SA Quantity
Using above method I have successfully managed to import license info in SCCM 2012 R2
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Can the license manager load the computer-based license first, instead of the user-based license?

We have several machines in the lab with computer-based licenses on them and a number of techs with user-based licenses. When a tech needs to occassionally sign in as themselves, instead of the generic service account, the license manager attaches the machine to their user account. Not a problem until they try logging in to LabVIEW from their own PC again and they get the 14 day trial period notice.
Is there a way to have the license manager look for the computer license first instead of the user license?
Thanks for any help.
Joe
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Hi Joe,
In the license file hosted on the license server, you may be able to manually change the "sort" tag in the file to modify the order in which VLM checks out licenses. Licenses are checked out in descending order (2, then 3, then 4, etc.). Typically, your license file is set up in a default order, but in special cases such as this, it may be beneficial to alter the order. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Open the license file with a text editor (such as Notepad)
2. Search for the "sort" tag. For instance, the "VLM_Core" entry will have a sort tag value will appear as "sort=first". Do not alter this value. VLM_Core should always be first.
3. Change the sort tag value for the named-computer license to a value that is lower than the sort tag value for the named-user license. (e.g. "sort=2" for named-computer and "sort=3" for named-user).
4. Save the file and reinstall the license.
Let me know if you have any questions!
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Asset Intelligence per site licenses

Hello everyone!
I have a question on the following scenario:
One CAS on the parent company (in Europe) and two primary sites (both in South America).
I need to configure Asset Intelligence on this environment, the catch is that each country has to handle it's own licenses.
I know that I'll need to configure the Asset Intelligence on CAS, but when I import the MVLS will the licenses informations be available to all hierarchy? I wasn't able to find any official information for this specific scenario.
Thanks in advance!

The scenario cant be handled in an absolutely straightforward manner. However if you are ready to put some manual effort you can manage it to a certain extent. You can do the following things:
1. Consolidate the MVLS file and the General License Statement with requirements/inputs from all countries.
2. Run your Asset Intelligence reports based on country specific collections and modify the fields(effective licenses, Initial Diff etc) and you would have what you need.
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Asset Intelligence License 01A report blank - wrong query?

I recently had a chance to dig into the Asset Intelligence License 01a report to see what it picked up about our Volume Licenses. We're currently at SCCM 2012 SP1, CU3. When we ran the report, it came up empty. We checked our Client Inventory classes and
they all looked good. We decided to open a case with PSS to see if they could help us.
The support folks took a look at the underlying SQL and discovered that it was all wrong. They replaced the existing query
declare @CodeOption int
if @ChannelCode = N'All'
select @CodeOption = 0
else if ISNULL(@ChannelCode, N'') = N''
select @CodeOption = 1
else
select @CodeOption = 2
if OBJECT_ID(N'tempdb..#Temp_MembLic01A') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #Temp_MembLic01A
select v_FullCollectionMembership.ResourceID into #Temp_MembLic01A
from v_FullCollectionMembership inner join v_R_System_Valid
ON v_R_System_Valid.ResourceID = v_FullCollectionMembership.ResourceID
where CollectionID = @CollectionID
Select v_LU_MSProd.MLSFamilyName AS [Licensed Family Name],
v_LU_MSProd.MLSProductName AS [Licensed Product Name],
v_LU_MSProd.VersionCode AS [Version Code],
count(v_GS_INSTALLED_SOFTWARE.ResourceID) AS [Inventoried Quantity],
ISNULL(v_GS_INSTALLED_SOFTWARE.ChannelCode0, N'') AS [Channel],
@CollectionID AS [Collection ID]
from v_GS_INSTALLED_SOFTWARE
inner Join v_LU_MSProd on v_LU_MSProd.MPC = v_GS_INSTALLED_SOFTWARE.MPC0
inner join #Temp_MembLic01A on #Temp_MembLic01A.ResourceID = v_GS_INSTALLED_SOFTWARE.ResourceID
Where
@CodeOption = 0 or
(@CodeOption = 1 and ISNULL(v_GS_INSTALLED_SOFTWARE.ChannelCode0, N'') = N'') OR
(@CodeOption = 2 and v_GS_INSTALLED_SOFTWARE.ChannelCode0 = @ChannelCode)
Group by v_LU_MSProd.MLSFamilyName, v_LU_MSProd.MLSProductName,
v_LU_MSProd.VersionCode,
ISNULL(v_GS_INSTALLED_SOFTWARE.ChannelCode0, N'')
drop table #Temp_MembLic01AThey replaced it withSelect t.FamilyName AS [Licensed Family Name],
t.ProductName AS [Licensed Product Name],
t.VersionCode AS [Version Code],
t.ChannelCode AS [Channel],
t.InventoryCount AS [Inventoried Quantity],
@CollectionID AS [Collection ID]
from dbo.fnInventoriedSoftware(@CollectionID,@ChannelCode,NULL) t
That returns data now. I wonder if anyone else out there has had the same experience.
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I looked at my dataldr.log file but I'm not sure what I'm looking for.
Are you asking a question other than has anyone else seen this?
I personally don't understand the dataldr.log note from brijj1 either.
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What could change the Computer ID used for the licenses in NI License Manager?

at our customer site we originally set up our software which uses the Vision Run-Time and Vision Acquisition Software. We purchased a license for the PC and it was installed. It has been running since July. but today the customer started getting errors asking for the license. using NI license manager we see "Status: Activated for a different computer"
looking further we now see a different "Computer ID" code I have original screen shots of when I originally applied the license so I know the Computer ID was not a typo.
The customer says no one has swapped out the PC's, but is currently looking to see if any other work was done.
Has anyone expirenced this before?
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doradorachan wrote:
I hope your problem was solved by now.
If not, is your customer using any VPN software?
VPN software creates virtual MAC address, and somehow NI License Manager will use that for computer ID.
A known case is that VPN software by Juniper Networks will randomly create a virtual MAC address
every time the computer reboots. This will screw up NI License Manager because the computer ID will be different every time
computer reboots.
A workaround is to ask NI for an activation code based on computer ID that is generated from your hard drive.
With this, unless you change your harddriver or format it, it will keep the same computer ID.
That is exactly what my problem was. I ended up getting a computer ID based on the harddrive. The thing is that when performing the "automated" activation, it uses the computer ID from the MAC address. So I have to activate over email, change the file so that it uses my harddrive based computer ID, send it, apply the received codes. It is kind of a pain, but not that bad.
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Asset Intelligence - Licence 14A Microsoft Volume Licensing Reconcilation report - Zero Inventory Count

I have a SCCM 2012 SP1 Installation. I have set the client to report software and hardware inventory every 1 day. I have installed the Asset Intelligence Synchronization Point and sync it with Microsoft. I have enabled all the AIS Reporting Classes
to be reported on.
I have had the clients deployed for several days and I am getting no reporting on the inventory count. Software Metering and other reports are working fine. Could I please have some guidance on how to resolve this? Which logs in particular may resolve me
issue?

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Asset Intelligence - Question.

Hello,
I have a question regarding the Asset Intelligence.
I have an environment with a Primary Site and 19 distribution point in different domains.
intelligence asset installed on the primary site that is the TOP LEVEL.
For it to do inventory of licenses in all other domains, I need to install a Management Point or a Primary Site for each domain?
If I have to install a primary site, need to install an intelligence asset for each site?
THANKS!!
Atenciosamente Julio Araujo

Actually, you don't need the AI Sync Point role at all to use AI. The AI sync point simply syncs the catalog with Microsoft. It has nothing to do with actually collecting the data in your infrastructure. Thus, all you need to do is enable the classes for
collection and let hardware inventory and software metering do the rest.
For client management activities in ConfigMgr, alternate domains and forest don't really matter and do not require anything special in the infrastructure to support. They simply need to be able to find the existing site roles.
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Asset Intelligence Update Service Point fails to install

Hi,
I have one SCCM 2012 sp1 cu2 primary site running on Windows 2008 R2, and a separate SQL 2008 R2 database runnining in a cluster.
I installed the Asset Intelligence Service point using the default settings, but the component is critical.
When I look in AIUSMSI.log it tells me I do not have permissions to configure services - I am a local administrator on the primary server though and I can manuall stop and start services - error is:
Product: Asset Intelligence Update Service Point -- Error 1920. Service 'AI_Upate_Service_Point failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.
I ran the AIUS.msi and recieved the same error.
I went into services and stopped and restarted BITS, so my permissions seem fine. Has anyone else seen this problem?
Thanks
Jaz

I have created a Reddit in SCCM, describing my peoblem.
Please, can anyone take a look at it?
http://www.reddit.com/r/SCCM/comments/2jbkfr/asset_inteligence_update_service_installation_ai/
it goes like this:
I have came across an error entry in Monitoring node in SCCM console. Monitoring - System Status - Component Status, there was an entry about AI Update Service giving errors like this:
1) On 10/15/14 08:38:03, component SMS_SITE_COMPONENT_MANAGER on computer "SERVER FQDN" reported: Site Component Manager failed to reinstall this component on this site system.
Solution: Review the previous status messages to determine the exact reason for the failure. Site Component Manager will automatically retry the reinstallation in minutes. To force Site Component
Manager to immediately retry the reinstallation, stop and restart Site Component Manager using the Configuration Manager Service Manager.
2) Product: Asset Intelligence Update Service Point -- Error 1920. Service 'AI_UPDATE_SERVICE_POINT' (AI_UPDATE_SERVICE_POINT) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start
system services.
What I have tried to do: - Reinstall the role from ConfigMgr console
- Install the AI role manualy from .\ConfigMgr\bin\x64\AIUS.msi with elevated rights (domain admin rights) and from elevated CMD (domain admin rights) - Install the AIUS.msi with local administrator
account
Manual installation was both:
- During the time SCCM tries to reinstall the role by it self
- During the time the role isn't installed at all
- During the time the role was installed before it was uninstalled for the first time when I started troubleshooting this
Basically nothing can start the service during the installation, not even account with domain admin rights.
Do you have any idea what can I do next?
The IT guys from LukOIL

SCCM 2012 SP1 - Asset Intelligence

Hi All,
Need your advice on the below query please,
I have not enabled Asset intelligence synchronization point in SCCM 2012 SP1 but enabled Hardware Inventory, Sofware Inventory, SOftware Metering. Can i still able to pull reports related to hardware/software since i didnt enable Asset intelligence point.
Please advice
Regards, Pratap

From
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg681998.aspx#AssetIntelligenceSycnronizationPoint:
"The Asset Intelligence synchronization point is a Configuration Manager site system role used to connect to System Center Online (by using TCP port 443) to manage dynamic Asset Intelligence catalog information updates."
and
"In addition to downloading new Asset Intelligence catalog information, the Asset Intelligence synchronization point can upload custom software title information to System Center Online for categorization."
Thus, as Torsten stated, the AI sync point has *nothing* to do with actually gathering or reporting on information in your site unless you actually want the supplemental software categories, labels, and families defined in the catalog. Note that to
use the AI reports though, you must enable the AI classes in hardware inventory:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg712322.aspx#BKMK_EnableAssetIntelligence
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Running license manager

Pls, how do one run license manager?

The specific access details depend on which Apps version you are running, but essentially you access it via Oracle Application Manager.
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Custom Report for Asset Intelligence including Collection selection

Dear all,
I'm struggling with an custom report for doing the following thing.
I have labeled software with the custom label 3 in the Asset Intelligence.
I like to create a Report where i can Choose my Collection and then the Label that should be displayed.
Similar to the Report: Software 10A - Software titles with specific multiple custom labels defined.
But i like to choose more than one Label 3.
Does anybody have something like that? Its really complicated for me to edit that report.
Thanks & Regards
Flat

Hi,
You could post this question in SQL forum to see if someone there can edit the report.
The following document could help you to custom the report.
Getting Started with Report Builder
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd220460.aspx
Best Regards,
Joyce
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Asset Intelligence Installed Software class vs Win32Reg_AddRemovePrograms and Win32Reg_AddRemovePrograms64 classes

I am working on a script and I have read that using the Asset Intelligence Installed Software class would be more practical than using the Win32Reg_AddRemovePrograms and Win32Reg_AddRemovePrograms64 classes on a 64-bit system, because I would only have
to query just one class to get both 32-bit and 64-bit programs on a 64-bit OS.
Is this true?
Thanks

Yes, true.
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SAP B1 License Manager not starting automatcially

Dear All
SAP Version : SAP 9.0 PL12
Issue :
1)SAP B1 License manager is not starting automatically even when the status is automatic in the Services.msc
2)Also when logged from the client system its asks for the IP address/server name every time.
3)Some times it connects with the Server name and sometimes with the IP address.
And at cases it doesn't even connect at all throwing the error message "Connection to the license server failed" .
and then when we replace the config files of SAP B1 to DI API it works fine at cases.
This issue occurs on a random basis and at almost in all the systems(System connected in the morning is facing issue at afternoon).
And it becomes an activity on a daily basis.
So kindly let us know the exact cause for this issue and also a permanent solution for the same.
Note : Firewall setting is turned off.
Regards
Shyam

Hi Shyam..
Have you Installed the License manager with the Admin Rights
SAP Business One doesn't start and License Server Selection screen comes up
SAP Business One generates this error message when logging on: "Connection with license server failed"
On License Server Selection this error occurs: "Connection to license server failed; if license server address is invalid, correct it; if TAO NT Naming Service stopped, activate it and restart License Manager"
On startup, the TAO NT Naming Service returns this warning: "The TAO NT Naming Service on local Computer started and then stopped...";
TAO NT Naming Service is not running. To access this service, right-click the My Computer icon and choose Manage -> Services
Connecting to License Server brings warning: "Failed to connect to License Server"
On startup, the SAP Business One License Manager returns this warning: "The SAP Business One License Manager on local Computer started and then stopped..."
RSP: Logging on to Remote Support Platform (RSP) brings this Error: "Agent service unavailable", RSP Agent Console cannot be accessed. Nevertheless SAP Business One RSP Agent Service is running and restarts successfully
check with the links
TAO NT Naming Service Stop
Check in Service Manager TAO_NT_Naming_Service does it has dependency with SAP B 1 License Manager.
Check the above in the services... does it has got dependency
check does it has set to restart on first failure and second failure in the TAO NT properties Recovery..
Regards
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Asset Intelligence Update Service Point fails to update

Hello,
as the titel says, for a couple of days now, the Site- and Component Status has been showing a critical error for the Asset Intelligence Synchronization Point, stating that the Update Service Point cannot be updated.
The system running is CM 2012 SP1 CU1 on a Server 2008 R2 SP1 Host with an SQL 2012 SP1 installation on the same machine. The AI Point syncs just fine and I can't "see" any errors in daily business tasks.
The AIUSSetup.log states that AIUS.msi could not be installed. Checking the AIUSMSI.log, I find the "error": AIUSDetectDowngrade_ErrorMessage = A newer version of the SCCM Asset Intelligence Update Service Point is already installed. Which
makes the MSI abort. Seems okay to me, but it retries every 60 minutes... is this a known behaviour/error? How could I fix this or turn the update off, if the whole thing's okay?
Cheers,
Fred

It's been a while since I posted this question and I've found a way to get this running.
The entire error message is a bit confusing, as the source was simple - the AI Update Service Point Service timed out when trying to start. Manually executing AIUS.msi, thus getting access to AI_UPDATE_SERVICE_POINT under services, which did not show up
earlier, then changing the startup type to delayed and changing the ServicesPipeTimeout value to 60 seconds in the registry (HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control) and then rebooting did the trick. Everything's working fine now.
Cheers,
Fred

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