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
By integrating VMware Cloud Director with vCenter Chargeback, you can perform the following tasks:
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Meter and charge for allocation and usage of VMware Cloud Director resources, including virtual
datacenters, vApps, templates and media file storage.
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Meter and charge for external network bandwidth, network count, and network services, such as DHCP,
NAT, and firewall.
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Deliver multi-tenant chargeback reports.
However, this release does not include support for the following features:
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Charging for storage utilized by partially created or imported virtual machines, vApps, and templates
and media files.
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Charging for resources utilized by virtual machines that are created by vShield Edge.
The vShield Manager Data Collector fetches the network statistics from the vShield Manager for the networks
included in the VMware Cloud Director setup.
The vShield Manager Data Collector fetches the external traffic information from vShield Manager for the
following types of VMware Cloud Director networks:
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Private routed org networks
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Routed vApp networks
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Fenced vApp networks
In the case that a routed or fenced vApp network is connected to a private routed org network, then the external
traffic information of the corresponding virtual machine is recorded at both, the vApp network level as well
as the org network level.
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Download Data Collector on page 30
The installer for the data collector is bundled with the application and can be downloaded from the
vCenter Chargeback application.
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Install vCenter Chargeback Data Collector on page 31
You can have more than one data collector installed. You can install an individual data collector instance
using the data collector installer.
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Install VMware Cloud Director Data Collector on page 33
If you want to integrate a vCenter Chargeback instance with a VMware Cloud Director instance, you
must have a VMware Cloud Director Data Collector instance installed and running.
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Install vShield Manager Data Collector on page 35
If you integrate a vCenter Chargeback instance with a VMware Cloud Director instance, you must have
a vShield Manager Data Collector instance installed and running to fetch the network statistics from
vShield Manager.
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Upgrade the Data Collector on page 36
Upgrading a vCenter Chargeback instance does not automatically upgrade the standalone data collector
instances associated with it. You must manually upgrade each such data collector instances.
Download Data Collector
The installer for the data collector is bundled with the application and can be downloaded from the vCenter
Chargeback application.
Procedure
1 Log in to the vCenter Chargeback application.
2 Click Tools on the top-right corner of the page.
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