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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
Managing Data Collectors
When you install vCenter Chargeback Manager, you can optionally install a data collector. You can register
more than one data collector with a vCenter Chargeback Manager instance. You can also install the vCloud
Director data collector and the vShield Manager data collector.
All the data collectors registered with the application can be managed from the Settings tab. You must have
the Super User role to view and manage the data collectors.
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View Data Collectors on page 24
vCenter Chargeback Manager stores and displays information about each data collector registered with
the application. The data collectors registered with the application and their corresponding details can
be viewed from the Settings tab.
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Enable Data Collector on page 27
If a data collector registered with the application is disabled, you can enable it from the application.
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Disable Data Collector on page 27
When a data collector is installed, it is registered with the application and is enabled by default. If you
do not want to use a data collector, you can disable it from the application.
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Delete Data Collector on page 28
A data collector registered with the application can be removed or deleted.
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Configure VMware vCloud Director Data Collector on page 28
If you have installed the vCloud Director data collector, you must configure its properties from the Data
Collectors page of the Settings tab.
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Configure vShield Manager Data Collector on page 30
If you have installed the vShield Manager data collector, you must specify the user name and password
to access the vShield Manager instances. You can set this access information from the Data Collectors
page of the Settings tab.
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Modify Super User Password for Cloud Data Collectors on page 31
If you change the password of the super user that was used when installing the vCloud Director data
collector and vShield Manager data collector, you must change the same from the Data Collectors page
to ensure that these data collectors function correctly.
View Data Collectors
vCenter Chargeback Manager stores and displays information about each data collector registered with the
application. The data collectors registered with the application and their corresponding details can be viewed
from the Settings tab.
Procedure
1 Click the Settings tab.
2 Click Data Collectors.
A table listing all the data collectors registered with the application and their corresponding details is displayed.
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