Updated: July 23, 2020 (March 26, 2018)

SIL-Logged Data

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Software Inventory Logging (SIL) gathers a range of information from virtualization hosts and virtual machines. Most of the information is intended to assist with the licensing of Windows Server and System Center, but information provided could also be useful to understanding SQL Server licensing requirements. Because SIL tracks data over time, reported on a monthly basis, results are returned in a format that could prove useful in planning license renewals or in license audit defense.

Reported Information	Description
Summaries
Total Windows Server installations	The total number of Windows Server installations discovered.
Count of SQL Server installations over time	The total number of SQL Server installations discovered.
Information from hosts and VMs
Fully qualified domain name	The DNS name of the host or VM being surveyed.
Identifying GUIDs	Unique identifiers, including SMBIOS GUID, from the host or VM being surveyed.

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