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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
Modify Super User Password for Cloud Data Collectors
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.
You must have the Super User role to perform this task.
Procedure
1 On the Settings tab, click Data Collectors.
2 Select the VMware Cloud Director tab.
3 Click Change password for 'superuser' for cloud data collectors link.
Here, superuser is the user name used when installing vCenter Chargeback Manager.
The Change Password screen is displayed.
4 Enter the new password for superuser.
5 Confirm the new password.
6 Click Change Password.
What to do next
You must restart the vCloud Director data collector after changing the password.
Managing the Application License
If you have the Super User role, you can view the details of the current vCenter Chargeback Manager license
by clicking License on the Settings tab.
The following table lists the license information displayed on the License page.
Table 2-2. License Information
License Information Description
License Key The current license key used to access the application.
License Type The type of license used to access the application.
Activated On The date and time when the application was activated using the current license key.
Expiry Date The date on which the existing license will expire.
Count Type vCenter Chargeback Manager provides a CPU-based or VM-based licensing. This entry defines
whether the license in based on the number of CPUs or the number of virtual machines in your
virtual environment that is accounted for using this vCenter Chargeback Manager setup.
Current Count Used This entry indicates the current number of ESXi host CPUs or the virtual machines running on
the ESXi hosts that are accounted for by using your vCenter Chargeback Manager setup.
Maximum Count
Allowed
This entry indicates the maximum number of ESXi host CPUs or the virtual machines running
on the ESXi hosts that can be accounted for by using your vCenter Chargeback Manager setup.
This maximum limit is defined in the license.
Is Valid Whether the current license is valid or not.
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