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
Modify Super User Password for Cloud Data Collectors
If you change the password of the super user that was used when installing the VMware Cloud Director Data
Collector and vShield Manager Data Collector, you must change the same from the Cloud Data Collectors page
to ensure that the data collectors function correctly.
You must have the Super User role to perform this task.
Procedure
1 On the Settings tab, click Cloud Data Collectors.
2 Click Change password for 'superuser' for these data collectors link.
Here, superuser is the user name used when installing vCenter Chargeback.
The Change Password screen is displayed.
3 Enter the new password.
4 Confirm the new password.
5 Click Change Password.
What to do next
You must restart the VMware Cloud Director Data Collector after changing the password.
Managing the Application License
If you have the Super User role, you can view the details of the current vCenter Chargeback application license
by clicking License on the Settings tab.
The following table lists the license information displayed on the License page.
Table 3-2. License Information
License Information Description
License Key The current license key used to access the application.
License Type The type of license used to access the application.
Activated On The date and time when the application was activated using the current license key.
Expiry Date The date on which the existing license will expire.
Count Type vCenter Chargeback provides a CPU-based or VM-based licensing. This entry defines whether
the license in based on the number of CPUs or the number of virtual machines in your virtual
environment that is accounted for using this vCenter Chargeback setup.
Current Count Used This entry indicates the current number of ESX host CPUs or the virtual machines running on
the ESX hosts that are accounted for by using your vCenter Chargeback setup.
Maximum Count
Allowed
This entry indicates the maximum number of ESX host CPUs or the virtual machines running on
the ESX hosts that can be accounted for by using your vCenter Chargeback setup. This maximum
limit is defined in the license.
Is Valid Whether the current license is valid or not.
Replace the Application License
You must replace an expired license with a valid license. You can also replace an existing valid license with
another valid license.
You must have the Super User role to perform this task.
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