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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
For a hierarchy that includes a vCenter Server that is integrated with VMware vCenter Operations, the
dashboard provides the following details:
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The Cost per Resource bar chart in the Cost projection tab shows cost for each resource, which is color
coded, for the past 30 days and projected data for next three months in sets of 30 days each.
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The Cost per Day graph in the Cost projection tab charts the variance in the total cost for the entity for
the past 30 days and projected data for next three months.
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The Cost Optimization tab lists the following optimization opportunities: Oversized Virtual Machines,
Undersized Virtual Machines, Idle Virtual Machines, and Powered Off Virtual Machines.
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For each optimization opportunity, the corresponding virtual machines along with the configured and
recommended resource-cost details are listed.
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The graphs and optimization reports are generated only if the vCenter Server user, which was used for
adding the vCenter Server to vCenter Chargeback Manager, has either the Global.vCenter Operations
User privilege or the Global.vCenter Operations Admin privilege assigned on the root folder.
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Cost projection reports are enabled only with pure usage-based pricing model, else graphs based on only
past 30 days data are displayed. If the hierarchy is less than 30 days old and is not back-dated, then the
graph based on the available data is displayed.
Configure Hierarchy for Display in Report Dashboard
You can configure a chargeback hierarchy so that its usage and cost statistics for the hierarchy and its entities
are visible in the report dashboard.
Only users with the Super User role assigned to them can perform this task.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage Hierarchy tab.
2 Select the chargeback hierarchy from the drop-down menu on the left pane of the page.
The collapsed view of the chargeback hierarchy is displayed. The right pane provides various details about
the selected hierarchy.
3 Click the arrow icon next to Tools below the hierarchy.
The Hierarchy tools options are displayed.
4 Select Show this hierarchy in the Report Dashboard.
5 Select a pricing model from the drop-down menu.
6 Select the computing resources to be included in the dashboard report.
7 Set the time of the day when the report in the dashboard has to be updated.
The time must be specified in the hh:mm:ss format.
8 Click Update.
9 Click OK in the information dialog box.
What to do next
The report dashboard displays the usage and cost statistics for the hierarchy after the time specified during
configuration. The report is updated each day at this specified time.
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