User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- vCenter Chargeback User’s Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introduction to vCenter Chargeback
- Installing vCenter Chargeback
- Hardware Requirements
- Software Requirements
- Prerequisites for vCenter Chargeback
- Download and Extract the vCenter Chargeback Installer
- Install vCenter Chargeback
- Create a vCenter Chargeback Cluster
- Install vCenter Chargeback with an Existing Database Schema
- Upgrading vCenter Chargeback
- Services Related to the vCenter Chargeback Application
- Accessing the vCenter Chargeback Application
- Data Collector
- Uninstall vCenter Chargeback
- Configuring Administration Settings
- Authenticating and Managing Users, Roles, and Permissions
- Managing Chargeback Hierarchies
- Creating a Chargeback Hierarchy
- Managing a Chargeback Hierarchy
- View a Chargeback Hierarchy
- Add a vCenter Chargeback Entity
- Add a vCenter Server Entity
- Rename a Chargeback Hierarchy or a Chargeback Entity
- Delete an Entity from the Hierarchy
- Delete a Chargeback Hierarchy
- Assign Attributes
- Move Entities Within a Hierarchy
- Allocate Computing Resource Units for a Chargeback Entity
- Share Virtual Machine Cost
- Backdate a Chargeback Hierarchy
- View Properties of a vCenter Server Entity
- Managing and Configuring vCenter Chargeback Cost Elements
- Generating Reports
- Monitoring System Health
- Administration Utilities
- Troubleshooting vCenter Chargeback
- Troubleshooting Utility
- Troubleshooting Issues in vCenter Chargeback
- Changed Timezone Setting Is Not Reflected
- Changes to Chargeback Hierarchy Are Not Reflected in the Concurrent User-Sessions
- Changes to the vCenter Server Hierarchy Are Not Reflected in vCenter Chargeback
- Installer Throws the SQL Driver Not Found Error
- LDAP Server Configuration Fails
- Non-English Characters Are Not Correctly Stored in the vCenter Chargeback Database
- Report Does Not Display the Disk Read and Disk Write Information
- Report Does Not Display the Memory Usage Value and the Corresponding Cost
- Report Does Not Display the Network Transmitted and Network Received Information
- Service Temporarily Unavailable Error
- Status of Failed Data Collector Is Not Reflected Immediately on the System Health Tab
- Storage Synchronization Job Fails
- Text and Messages on the vCenter Chargeback User Interface Are Not Correctly Displayed
- Unable to Access the vCenter Chargeback Application
- Unable to Add an LDAP Server
- Unable to Add vCenter Server in vCenter Chargeback
- Unable to Change the Password for the vCenter Chargeback Keystore
- Unable to Configure Another VMware Cloud Director Setup with vCenter Chargeback
- Unable to Connect to the vCenter Chargeback Database
- Unable to Connect to the vCenter Server Database
- Unable to Email Report
- Unable to Fetch the Primary Group of a LDAP User
- Unable to Use Custom SSL Certificates
- Unable to View the vCenter Chargeback Plug-In in the VI Client
- Index
Generating Reports 7
After you have configured the application, created and configured chargeback hierarchies, and defined cost
models, you can generate various cost reports, usage reports, and cost comparison reports. The reports provide
you with valuable information such as the usage of resources, the charge to levied on each entity, and the total
cost.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“About Reports,” on page 107
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“Generate a Cost Report,” on page 109
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“Generate a Usage Report,” on page 110
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“Generate Cost Comparison Report,” on page 112
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“Scheduling Report Generation,” on page 113
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“Managing Reports,” on page 118
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“Managing Archived Reports,” on page 121
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“Report Dashboard,” on page 124
About Reports
vCenter Chargeback enables you to generate cost reports, usage reports, and cost comparison reports for a
chargeback hierarchy and for entities in the hierarchy.
An exported chargeback report includes various sections.
Report summary
This section appear immediately below the report title on the first page of the
report and includes the information provided in the Table 7-1 table.
Table 7-1. Report Summary
Field Description
Name Report name provided during report creation
Description A short description about the report. This information is
provided during report creation.
Bill Date The date on which the report is generated.
Bill Period The start and end date of the time period for which the report
is generated. The resource usage details for this time period is
considered when generating the report. The cost configuration
details and applicable fixed costs for this time period are also
considered when generating a cost report or cost comparison
report.
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