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Chargeback Manager558
2. To remove an asset record, click the button corresponding to the record you want to remove.
Setting Storage Tier Name and Cost
Storage-based chargeback lets you charge the application owners based on the amount of storage
allocated to them. Each storage system is designated a storage tier classification. You can specify a
charge for each storage tier. This charge is referred to as storage tier cost. The management server
determines the storage cost of the application by multiplying the storage tier cost by the allotted
storage. If the application uses more than one storage system, the storage cost from each storage
system is added for the total storage cost.
Storage tiers for storage-based information can have any name. The following storage tiers names
are provided.
• No Tier is the default setting. The storage is not classified.
• Ultra High Availability is usually assigned to the ultra high availability storage. This tier
contains the premium storage in your network, usually the most expensive.
• High Availability is usually assigned to the high availability storage. This tier contains storage
that is not as expensive as the storage assigned to the Ultra High Availability tier.
• IDE Based Storage is usually assigned to IDE-based storage. This tier contains storage that is
comparatively inexpensive.
Do the following:
1. Access Chargeback Manager, as described in ”Accessing Chargeback Manager” on
page 555.
2. Click the Ownership tab in the right pane.
3. Click the Set Storage Tier Cost button.
4. Add the cost for each tier.
5. To change the name of a storage tier, type a new name for the storage tier in the Storage Tier
Name field.
Keep in mind the following:
• The name must contain 1 to 256 characters.
Table 133 Element Type Icons
Graphic Element Type
Application
Host
Switch
Storage System