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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
If any row in the matrix is deleted, then the corresponding fixed cost is also deleted and is not considered
during reporting. Similarly, if a cost matrix is deleted, then the costs defined in the matrix is lost and is not
considered when a report is generated on the virtual machine, the parent entity, or hierarchy.
You must have a Super User role to create and manage virtual machine instance pricing matrix. Also, the
defined fixed cost is reported only if the report is generated by a Super User.
Create a Pricing Matrix for Virtual Machines
A pricing matrix defines multiple costs based on vCPU count and memory bundles and is associated with a
cost model and a hierarchy selection criterion.
Procedure
1 In the Configure Cost tab, click Edit VM Instance Cost.
2 Select a cost model from the drop-down menu.
A table listing the hierarchy selection criteria defined for the cost model is displayed on the page.
3 Click Create.
The Selection Criteria and VM Instance Matrix screen is displayed.
4 Select whether you want to apply the VM instance matrix to all hierarchies or only specific hierarchies.
5 Define the hierarchy and entity selection criteria, if you selected Specify hierarchy selection criteria.
a Define the hierarchy selection criteria based on the hierarchy name.
You must select a string comparison operator and specify a compare string. The available comparison
operators are Equals, Starts with, Ends with, and Contains. You can also define the hierarchy selection
criteria based on the hierarchy attribute by clicking Enter Hierarchy Attribute.
b (Optional) Click Add Row under Entity selection criteria and define the entity criteria.
The entity selection can be based on name or attribute. You must select a comparison operator and
specify a compare string. The available comparison operators are Equals, Starts with, Ends with, and
Contains. You can define multiple entity selection criteria. The criteria filters the entities in the selected
hierarchies on which the pricing matrix is applied.
6 In the VM Instance Matrix section, click Add.
A new row is created in the table in the VM Instance Matrix section.
7 Enter the required vCPU count.
8 Click the Memory column of the row and enter the memory value in MB.
9 Click the Cost column of the row and enter the cost for the specified vCPU count and memory bundle.
10 Select the duration for which the cost is charged on the virtual machine.
11 Specify the default cost and duration.
If a virtual machine in the hierarchy has a vCPU count and memory bundle that does not match any entry
in the defined virtual machine instance cost matrix, then this default cost is applied to the virtual machine.
12 Click Create.
A row corresponding to the specified hierarchy selection criterion is added to the table on the Edit VM Instance
Cost page.
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