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
You must provide the details of this vCenter Chargeback database and database user when installing vCenter
Chargeback. The installer will use these details to create the database schema and objects. Also, vCenter
Chargeback will log in to the vCenter Chargeback database using the details of this database user and perform
the necessary database operations.
NOTE Instead of using the default database users, such as sa, SYS, and SYSTEM, create a database user with just
the required privileges and access the database with this users credentials. This is a good security practice.
Other Software Prerequisites
You must ensure that the following pre-install tasks are performed:
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Ensure that system time of all the servers and databases are in sync.
You must ensure that the system time of the machines on which you install vCenter Chargeback and
vCenter Chargeback database are in sync. If you plan to install a separate data collector on a different
machine, then the system time of this machine must be in sync with that of the other machines.
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Ensure that MSI Installation is enabled.
Before you start the installation, you must ensure that MSI installation is enabled on the machine. If not,
you must manually install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86) before running the
vCenter Chargeback installer.
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Ensure that port exceptions are configured on the Windows firewall.
If the Windows Firewall is enabled, you must set the port exceptions for the HTTP, load balancer, and
HTTPS ports on the Windows Firewall. If these exceptions are not set, the application will be not be usable.
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Ensure that the Windows user has the Log on as a service permission.
If you want to use the Windows authentication option for the vCenter Chargeback database, you must
ensure that the Windows user has the Log on as a service permission. If this permission is not set on
the user, the installation will fail. Also, the installer must be run in the context of this Windows user.
Preinstallation Checklist
The pre-installation checklist helps you ensure that you have all the required information and have performed
the necessary pre-install tasks.
Table 2-1. vCenter Chargeback Pre-Install Checklist
Item Requirement Checked
Hardware Configuration
CPU 2.0GHz or faster Intel or AMD x86 processor
RAM 4.0 GB or more
Disk space Minimum 2.0 GB; Recommended 3.0 GB or more
Card 10/100 Ethernet adapter (Gigabit recommended)
Network Configuration
Static IP Address Write down the IP address of the machine on which you plan to install
vCenter Chargeback. Ensure that the machine has a static IP address.
Port Numbers HTTP Port (default: 8080)
Load-balancer Port (default: 8009)
HTTPS Port (default: 443)
Ensure that the default ports are free. If not, use any other free ports.
Note down the port numbers that you want to use.
Database Configuration
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