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9 (Optional) If you have selected the Overage option, specify the rate to be charged for the allocated units
of the computing resource and that for the units used beyond the allocation.
If you want to charge for the complete allocation, even if the usage is less than the allocated units, select
the Even if usage is less than allocation, charge for allocated units option.
10 Set the costs for vServices and guest operating systems and the time period for which the costs are
applicable in the Other Costs tab.
vServices include high availability, fault tolerance, and creation and deletion of virtual machines. You can
specify whether these vServices costs are prorated and also whether the virtual machine power state needs
to be considered.
If you set the fault tolerance cost, this cost will be charged on virtual machines that have fault tolerance
turned on or disabled. The cost is not charged for virtual machines that have fault tolerance turned off.
Option Description
Update from now onwards
This is the default selection indicating that the costs for vServices and guest
operating systems will be effective from the time of creation till it is changed
at a future date.
Update for the effective period
If you select this option, you must specify the start and end date of the period
for which the costs for vServices and guest operating systems will be
effective. You must enter the dates in the mm/dd/yyyy format. If the end date
is not specified, the costs will be effective from the specified start date till
infinity.
11 Specify the fixed cost for various guest operating systems and the duration for charging the same.
You can specify whether the cost is a one-time cost or whether it is prorated. You can also specify whether
the virtual machine state should be considered, if you do not define the cost as a one-time cost. If a virtual
machine has the specified operating system installed on it, then the set rate would be charged.
If you want to charge all guest operating systems uniformly, select All Other Operating Systems from
the list and define the cost. You can also use this option to define a cost for all the guest operating systems,
excluding the ones for which you have explicitly defined a cost in the pricing model.
12 (Optional) In the Rules tab, define the attribute-based fixed cost rules.
You can specify fixed costs to be charged on entities that satisfy an attribute-value condition. That is to
say, if an attribute-value pair is set on an entity, then a fixed cost can be charged on it by linking the
attribute-value pair with the fixed cost in the pricing model.
At least one attribute must be imported or created and one fixed cost must be created in vCenter
Chargeback Manager, to define attribute-based fixed cost rules.
a Click Add Row.
b Select the attribute.
c Specify the value for the attribute.
d Select the fixed cost for the specified attribute-value pair.
e (Optional) Repeat the above the steps to link multiple attribute-value pairs with the corresponding
fixed costs.
13 Click Create.
The newly created pricing model is added to the table listing the pricing models.
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