Specify VMMs for IBM licenses

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read specify-vm-managers-anglepoint-integration.md

Specify the virtual machine managers (VMMs), such as VMware vCenter Servers and IBM Hardware Management Consoles (HMCs), for which you want to track IBM licenses. You can track licenses for IBM software that is discovered within these specified VMMs only.

Before you begin

Role required: sam_admin or sam_user

About this task

Note: Nutanix and public cloud environments do not require this step.

Procedure

From your ServiceNow instance, navigate to Workspaces > Software Asset Workspace.

The Software Asset Workspace launches in a new tab.
Open the License operations view.
From the left navigation menu of the License operations view, navigate to IBM ASP Integration > Devices to scan.
Select New.
On the IBM Licensing VM Manager form, fill in the fields.

Field	Description
VM Manager	VMM for which you want to track IBM licenses.
Type	Type of VMM. Select one of the following options:- vCenter ESX Server HMC All AIX Servers

Field

Description

VM Manager

VMM for which you want to track IBM licenses.

Type

Type of VMM. Select one of the following options:- vCenter

ESX Server
HMC
All AIX Servers

6. Select **Submit**.

Parent Topic:Client Value Acceleration (CVA) integrations for IBM

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title: Specify VMMs for IBM licenses
description: Specify the virtual machine managers \(VMMs\), such as VMware vCenter Servers and IBM Hardware Management Consoles \(HMCs\), for which you want to track IBM licenses. You can track licenses for IBM software that is discovered within these specified VMMs only.
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release: australia
product: Software Asset Management
classification: software-asset-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [CVA integrations, Software Asset Management publisher pack for IBM, Supported software publisher licenses, Software Asset Management, IT Asset Management, Asset Management]
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# Specify VMMs for IBM licenses

Specify the virtual machine managers \(VMMs\), such as VMware vCenter Servers and IBM Hardware Management Consoles \(HMCs\), for which you want to track IBM licenses. You can track licenses for IBM software that is discovered within these specified VMMs only.

## Before you begin

Role required: sam\_admin or sam\_user

## About this task

**Note:** Nutanix and public cloud environments do not require this step.

## Procedure

1.  From your ServiceNow instance, navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Software Asset Workspace**.

    The Software Asset Workspace launches in a new tab.

2.  Open the License operations view.

3.  From the left navigation menu of the License operations view, navigate to **IBM ASP Integration** &gt; **Devices to scan**.

4.  Select **New**.

5.  On the IBM Licensing VM Manager form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_wp2_ztg_svb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

VM Manager

</td><td>

VMM for which you want to track IBM licenses.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Type

</td><td>

Type of VMM. Select one of the following options:-   **vCenter**
-   **ESX Server**
-   **HMC**
-   **All AIX Servers**


</td></tr></tbody>
</table>6.  Select **Submit**.


**Parent Topic:**[Client Value Acceleration \(CVA\) integrations for IBM](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/software-asset-management/ibm-asp-integration.md)