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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
Contents
About the User's Guide 5
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Introduction to vCenter Chargeback Manager 7
What Is Chargeback 7
Chargeback Solution for Virtual Environments 7
Overview of vCenter Chargeback Manager 8
Supported Product Integration 9
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Configuring Administration Settings 11
Activate the Application 11
Configuring Generic Settings 12
Managing LDAP Servers 16
Managing vCenter Servers 18
Managing Data Collectors 24
Managing the Application License 31
Manage Report View 32
Managing Attributes 34
Manage System Health Thresholds 35
Manage Computing Resources 36
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Authenticating and Managing Users, Roles, and Permissions 37
Resource Based Authorization in vCenter Chargeback Manager 37
Permissions Defined in vCenter Chargeback Manager 38
Managing Roles 39
Managing Users 46
vCenter Chargeback Manager User Authentication 54
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Managing Chargeback Hierarchies 57
Creating a Chargeback Hierarchy 57
Managing a Chargeback Hierarchy 60
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Managing and Configuring vCenter Chargeback Manager Cost Elements 69
vCenter Chargeback Manager Cost-Related Elements 69
Managing Pricing Models 80
Managing Fixed Costs 85
Managing Cost Templates 88
Managing Billing Policies 90
Configuring Cost at the Entity Level 93
Physical Infrastructure Costing 95
Configuring a Pricing Matrix for Virtual Machines 98
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