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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
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Delete a Cost Model on page 77
You can remove invalid or unwanted cost models from the application. However, you cannot delete the
Default Chargeback Cost Model and Default Allocation Based Chargeback Cost Model.
Create a Cost Model
You can create multiple cost models in vCenter Chargeback Manager. Defining multiple cost models enables
you to charge different sets of entities or hierarchies differently. It also enables you to compare the costs
calculated using different cost models for a hierarchy or a set of entities.
You must have create privilege for the cost model resource type on vCenter Chargeback Manager to perform
this task.
Procedure
1 In the Manage Cost tab, click Cost Models.
A table listing all the cost models created in the application is displayed.
2 Click Create.
The Cost Model screen is displayed.
3 Provide a name description for the cost model and set the currency type in the General tab.
Option Description
Name
Name for the cost model. This is mandatory information. The character limit
for the cost model name is 255 characters.
Description
An optional description of the cost model. The character limit for the
description is 512 characters.
Currency
The currency type used for defining the base rates and special costs in the
cost model.
4 In the Billing Policy tab, set the period for which the billing policy will be effective.
The default selection is Update from now onwards, indicating the billing policy will be effective from the
time of creation of the cost model till it is changed at a future date.
The other option is Update for the effective period. If you select this option, you must specify the start
and end date of the period for which the billing policy will be effective. You must enter the dates in the
mm/dd/yyyy format. If the end date is not specified, the billing policy will be effective from the specified
start date till infinity.
5 Select the required policy from the Billing Policy list.
6 In the Base Rates tab, set the period for which the base rates will be effective.
The default selection is Update from now onwards, indicating the base rates will be effective from the
time of creation of the cost model till it is changed at a future date.
The other option is Update for the effective period. If you select this option, you must specify the start
and end date of the period for which the base rates will be effective. You must enter the dates in the
mm/dd/yyyy format. If the end date is not specified, the base rates will be effective from the specified start
date till infinity.
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