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
report generation schedules 113
schedule 119
types 107
view in interactive report view 118
resource, permissions defined for 60
roles
assign user role for a resource 71
assign user role on vCenter Chargeback 70
create 65
delete 66
managing 61
modify 65
predefined roles 61
revoke role for a resource 72
revoke role on vCenter Chargeback 73
S
scripts
data purging scripts 131
generic scripts 130
space calculation scripts 131
search
archived reports 123
scheduled reports 117
services
application services 28
manage 29
SMTP server setting
configure 40
modify 40
remove 41
system health
about 127
manage thresholds 58
monitoring 127
system requirements
database management systems 12
hardware 11
operating systems 12
software 12
vCenter Server 12
web browsers 12
T
troubleshooting
about 133
common issues 134
running troubleshooting utility 133
utility 133
troubleshooting issue 140
troubleshooting issues
add LDAP server 139
add vCenter Server 139
change keystore password for secure
LDAP 140
custom SSL certificate 144
data collector status 137
database connection failure 141, 142
email report failure 143
fetch primary LDAP group 143
GUI display issue 138
hierarchy changes 134
install failure 135
report data display issue 136, 137
secure LDAP server configuration 135
service unavailable 137
storage synchronization job failure 138
storing localized data in database 136
timezone setting change 134
unable to access application 138
vCenter Chargeback plug-in 144
vCenter Server hierarchy changes 134
U
uninstall application 37
upgrade
application 26
installer files 15
post-upgrade changes 27
pre-upgrade tasks 25
user action events 128
users
assign role for a resource 71
assign role on vCenter Chargeback 70
authenticating 73
change password 74
create LDAP group 69
create LDAP user 68
create local user 67
creating 67
delete 70
managing 66
modify 70
revoke role for a resource 72
revoke role on vCenter Chargeback 73
utilities
about 129
administration utilities 129
change database password 129
database management scripts 130
database password change 129
troubleshooting 133
Index
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