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Thischapterpresentsacasestudyofafictitiouscompanytoexplainhowtoperformsomeofthebasic
vCenter ChargebacktasksusingtheAPIs.Thechapterincludesthefollowingtopics:
 “IntroductiontotheCaseStudy”onpage 11
 “LogintovCenterChargebackServer”onpage 12
 “A d d vCenterServerInformation”onpage 13
 “CreateaCustomChargebackHierarchy”onpage 15
 “A d d avCenterServerEntitytotheChargebackHierarchy”onpage 16
 “A d d aFixedCost”onpage 18
 “ModifyaFixedCostValue”onpage 19
 “GenerateaReport”onpage 20
Introduction to the Case Study
ABChasapresenceacrossgeographicregionssuchasAsiaPacific(APAC),Europe,theMiddleEastand
Africa(EMEA),andJapan.Ineachoftheseregions,theirofficesarelocatedinmultiplecities.Forexample,in
Japan,amongothercities,ABCalsohasanofficeinTokyo.Thisofficehasa
numberofESXhoststhatrunmany
virtualmachines.Thecompanywantstocreateahierarchyofresourcesandmeasurethecostofresourcesfor
eachofficeandforeachregionasrepresentedinFigure 2‐1.
Figure 2-1. Sample Hierarchy for ABC
Understanding the Workflow
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