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
Table 4-4. Permissions Defined on the Administrator Role (Continued)
Resource Type Create Read Update Delete
Entity Cost
Modify
Role Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Billing Policy Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Hierarchy Manager Role
Table 4-5 lists the permissions defined in the Hierarchy Manager role for each of the resource type.
Table 4-5. Permissions Defined on the Hierarchy Manager Role
Resource Type Create Read Update Delete
Entity Cost
Modify
VMware vCenter
Server
No Yes No No No
Data Collector No No No No No
LDAP Server No No No No No
SMTP Server No No No No No
Chargeback
Hierarchy
Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Chargeback
Hierarchical Entity
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Attribute No Yes No No No
Tier No No No No No
Cost Model Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Cost Template Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Fixed Cost Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Report Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Schedule Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Role No No No No No
Billing Policy Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Report Generator Role
Table 4-6 lists the permissions defined in the Report Generator role for each of the resource type.
Table 4-6. Permissions Defined on the Report Generator Role
Resource Type Create Read Update Delete
Entity Cost
Modify
VMware vCenter
Server
No No No No No
Data Collector No No No No No
LDAP Server No No No No No
SMTP Server No No No No No
Chargeback
Hierarchy
No Yes No No No
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