Extracting Resource Allocation Data for Chargeback in a HP Virtual Server Environment for HP Integrity Servers

 Large-scale deployment of workloads and servers means that the cost is generally known
without data from a specific hosting server.
 Server hardware costs are small relative to other deployment costs.
 Multiple instances of similar or commodity workloads are deployed.
Reporting Style 2: Cost Recovery
This style of report is concerned with which server a workload ran on so that the charge to the owning
organization can be based on the cost of the specific server. In this case, the data used to compile the
report must include the configuration of the server in CPU cores or memory so that the workloads
usage can be converted into a percentage. In addition, the report must specify the server’s serial
number or asset tag information so that its cost can be retrieved from an IT asset management system.
This style of report can be used in any configuration but is most likely used in environments where:
 Deployments of high-end servers mean that the cost of the server is a significant percentage of
the total cost of hosting the workload.
 Varied workload and server configurations require that data specific to each configuration be
gathered to understand relationship of usage to cost.
 The report style is dictated by the accounting practices.
The following table lists types of data that can be gathered from VSE and their applicability to the two
different reporting approaches described here:
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