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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
vCPU Count and
Memory Size
This policy takes into account the number of virtual CPUs, the total amount of
memory allocated to the virtual machines, and the actual utilization of other
chargeable computing resources for calculating the total cost.
Fixed Cost and vCPU
Count and Memory Size
This policy takes into account the fixed costs associated with the entity, the
number of virtual CPUs and the total amount of memory allocated to the virtual
machines, and the actual utilization of other chargeable computing resources
for calculating the total cost.
If you install the VMware Cloud Director Data Collector, then the following billing policies are also available:
VMware Cloud Director
Billing Policy - Actual
Usage
This policy takes in to account the user-defined allocation units for count of
networks, enabled IPSec VPN tunnel count, and NAT, DHCP, and firewall
services. For all other computing resources, the actual usage is considered for
cost calculation. This billing policy is set in the VMware Cloud Director Actual
Usage Cost Model.
VMware Cloud Director
Billing Policy -
Allocation Pool
This policy takes in to account the actual usage for external network transmit
and external network receive computing resources. For all other resources, the
user-defined allocation units are considered for cost calculation. This billing
policy is set in the VMware Cloud Director Allocation Pool Cost Model.
VMware Cloud Director
Billing Policy - Overage
Allocation Pool
This policy calculates the overage cost for CPU based on the actual usage and
that for memory based on the allocation. For the external network transmit and
external network receive computing resources, the actual usage is considered.
For all other resources, the user-defined allocation units are considered for cost
calculation. This billing policy is set in the VMware Cloud Director Overage
Allocation Pool Cost Model.
VMware Cloud Director
Billing Policy -
Reservation Pool
This policy takes in to account the actual usage for external network transmit
and external network receive computing resources. For all other resources, the
user-defined allocation units are considered for cost calculation. This billing
policy is set in the VMware Cloud Director Reservation Pool Cost Model.
VMware Cloud Director
Billing Policy - Pay As
You Go Fixed Charging
This policy takes in to account the actual usage for external network transmit
and external network receive computing resources. For all other resources, the
user-defined allocation units are considered for cost calculation. The policy also
takes in to account the fixed costs set on the entities. This billing policy is set in
the VMware Cloud Director Pay As You Go - Fixed Charging Cost Model.
VMware Cloud Director
Billing Policy - Pay As
You Go Resource Based
Charging
This policy takes in to account the user-defined allocation units for virtual
CPUs and memory only if the virtual machine is powered on. It also takes in
to account the actual usage for external network transmit and external network
receive computing resources. For all other resources, the user-defined
allocation units is considered for cost calculation. This billing policy is set in
the VMware Cloud Director Pay As You Go - Resource Based Charging Cost
Model.
VMware Cloud Director
Billing Policy - Networks
This policy takes in to account the actual usage for external network transmit
and external network receive computing resources. For all other resources, the
user-defined allocation units are considered for cost calculation. This billing
policy is set in the VMware Cloud Director Networks Cost Model.
vCenter Chargeback Manager also lets you define your own billing policies. To know more about creating
custom billing policies, see “Create a Billing Policy,” on page 82.
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