Prerequisites for Software Metering in Configuration Manager

 

Updated: May 14, 2015

Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1

Software metering in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager has the following dependencies within the product.

Configuration Manager Dependencies

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Client settings for software metering.

To use software metering, the client setting Enable software metering on clients must be enabled and deployed to computers. You can deploy software metering settings to all computers in the hierarchy, or you can deploy custom settings to groups of computers. For more information, see How to Configure Software Metering in Configuration Manager.

The reporting services point.

You must configure a reporting services point before you can view software metering reports. For more information, see Reporting in Configuration Manager.