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Table Of Contents
- vCenter Chargeback Manager User’s Guide
- Contents
- About the User's Guide
- Introduction to vCenter Chargeback Manager
- Configuring Administration Settings
- Authenticating and Managing Users, Roles, and Permissions
- Resource Based Authorization in vCenter Chargeback Manager
- Permissions Defined in vCenter Chargeback Manager
- Managing Roles
- Managing Users
- vCenter Chargeback Manager User Authentication
- Managing Chargeback Hierarchies
- Creating a Chargeback Hierarchy
- Managing a Chargeback Hierarchy
- View a Chargeback Hierarchy
- Add a vCenter Chargeback Manager 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 Manager Cost Elements
- Generating Reports
- Monitoring System Health
- Administration Utilities
- Index
Configuring Administration Settings 2
As an administrative user, you can perform various administrative tasks, such as configuring the LDAP and
SMTP servers in the application and adding as well as updating vCenter Server information.
To perform these administrative tasks, you must have the Super User or Administrator role. The user account
details provided during the installation has the Super User role defined on it. Log in to the application by using
this administrative user account.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Activate the Application,” on page 11
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“Configuring Generic Settings,” on page 12
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“Managing LDAP Servers,” on page 15
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“Managing vCenter Servers,” on page 17
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“Managing Data Collectors,” on page 22
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“Managing the Application License,” on page 29
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“Manage Report View,” on page 30
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“Managing Attributes,” on page 31
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“Manage System Health Thresholds,” on page 33
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“Manage Computing Resources,” on page 33
Activate the Application
When you log in to vCenter Chargeback Manager for the first time after installation, you are prompted to enter
the license key.
Procedure
1 On the Add License screen, enter the license key.
2 Provide the username and password of the Super User.
3 Click Add.
The details about this license is stored in the application and can be accessed from the License page of the
Settings tab.
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