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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
Calculate Base Rate Using Base Rate Calculator
vCenter Chargeback Manager provides a base rate calculator that helps you calculate the base rate for CPU,
memory, and storage. The computed base rates when charged enable you to recover your hardware cost over
a defined period.
The base rate calculator also helps you identify and calculate the fixed costs to be charged per virtual machine.
Procedure
1 Click Tools on the top-right corner of the page.
2 Select Base Rate Calculator from the Tools menu.
The Base Rate Calculator screen is displayed.
3 Click Set Investment.
4 Set Recovery Tenure and Currency.
5 In the Hardware Cost section, specify the cost per server, the number of servers, the CPU and memory
capacity, the storage cost, and the storage capacity.
6 In the Other Cost section, specify the other costs incurred.
These costs can include license costs, maintenance cost, overheads, and so on. If the specified cost is
applicable for each of the servers individually, then select the checkbox next to the cost. If the cost is a
recurring cost, then select the checkbox under the Recurring Cost column corresponding to the specified
cost. You can add and delete additional costs using the Add and Delete buttons.
7 Click Calculate Metrics.
The calculated costs are displayed in the Suggested Metrics page of the screen.
8 Specify the number of virtual machines in the Number of VM field.
9 Specify the total number of hours to be considered for a month.
10 Set the attribution percentages for the CPU and memory.
The attribution percentages must add up to 100 percent.
The annual, monthly, and hourly rates are displayed.
The various costs for different time periods are displayed on the Suggested Metrics page. You can note down
these values and use them to create pricing models and fixed costs in the application.
If you want to use only the base rates for CPU, memory, and storage, you can click the Save these values in
pricing model link on the top of the Suggested Metrics page. The Pricing Model screen is displayed with the
hourly base rates for CPU, memory, and storage populated in it. You must enter the remaining required values
before completing the pricing model creation task.
NOTE The values entered in the Base Rate Calculator screen persist only as long as the current session is active.
Modify a Pricing Model
After a pricing model is created, you can modify it as and when required.
You must have update privilege on the pricing model to perform this task.
Procedure
1 In the Manage Cost tab, click Pricing Models.
A table listing all the pricing models created in the application is displayed.
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