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Table Of Contents
- vCenter Chargeback User’s Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introduction to vCenter Chargeback
- Installing vCenter Chargeback
- Hardware Requirements
- Software Requirements
- Prerequisites for vCenter Chargeback
- Download and Extract the vCenter Chargeback Installer
- Install vCenter Chargeback
- Create a vCenter Chargeback Cluster
- Install vCenter Chargeback with an Existing Database Schema
- Upgrading vCenter Chargeback
- Services Related to the vCenter Chargeback Application
- Accessing the vCenter Chargeback Application
- Data Collector
- Uninstall vCenter Chargeback
- Configuring Administration Settings
- Authenticating and Managing Users, Roles, and Permissions
- Managing Chargeback Hierarchies
- Creating a Chargeback Hierarchy
- Managing a Chargeback Hierarchy
- View a Chargeback Hierarchy
- Add a vCenter Chargeback 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 Cost Elements
- Generating Reports
- Monitoring System Health
- Administration Utilities
- Troubleshooting vCenter Chargeback
- Troubleshooting Utility
- Troubleshooting Issues in vCenter Chargeback
- Changed Timezone Setting Is Not Reflected
- Changes to Chargeback Hierarchy Are Not Reflected in the Concurrent User-Sessions
- Changes to the vCenter Server Hierarchy Are Not Reflected in vCenter Chargeback
- Installer Throws the SQL Driver Not Found Error
- LDAP Server Configuration Fails
- Non-English Characters Are Not Correctly Stored in the vCenter Chargeback Database
- Report Does Not Display the Disk Read and Disk Write Information
- Report Does Not Display the Memory Usage Value and the Corresponding Cost
- Report Does Not Display the Network Transmitted and Network Received Information
- Service Temporarily Unavailable Error
- Status of Failed Data Collector Is Not Reflected Immediately on the System Health Tab
- Storage Synchronization Job Fails
- Text and Messages on the vCenter Chargeback User Interface Are Not Correctly Displayed
- Unable to Access the vCenter Chargeback Application
- Unable to Add an LDAP Server
- Unable to Add vCenter Server in vCenter Chargeback
- Unable to Change the Password for the vCenter Chargeback Keystore
- Unable to Configure Another VMware Cloud Director Setup with vCenter Chargeback
- Unable to Connect to the vCenter Chargeback Database
- Unable to Connect to the vCenter Server Database
- Unable to Email Report
- Unable to Fetch the Primary Group of a LDAP User
- Unable to Use Custom SSL Certificates
- Unable to View the vCenter Chargeback Plug-In in the VI Client
- Index
report generation schedules 117
schedule 124
types 111
view in interactive report view 122
resource, permissions defined for 60
roles
assign user role for a resource 71
assign user role on vCenter Chargeback 70
create 65
delete 66
managing 61
modify 65
predefined roles 61
revoke role for a resource 72
revoke role on vCenter Chargeback 73
S
scripts
data purging scripts 136
generic scripts 135
space calculation scripts 135
search
archived reports 127
scheduled reports 121
services
application services 28
manage 29
SMTP server setting
configure 40
modify 40
remove 41
system health
about 131
manage thresholds 57
monitoring 131
system requirements
database management systems 12
hardware 11
operating systems 12
software 12
vCenter Server 12
web browsers 12
T
troubleshooting
about 139
common issues 140
running troubleshooting utility 139
utility 139
troubleshooting issue 146
troubleshooting issues
add LDAP server 145
add vCenter Server 145
change keystore password for secure
LDAP 146
custom SSL certificate 149
data collector status 143
database connection failure 147, 148
email report failure 149
fetch primary LDAP group 149
GUI display issue 144
hierarchy changes 140
install failure 141
report data display issue 142, 143
secure LDAP server configuration 141
service unavailable 143
storage synchronization job failure 144
storing localized data in database 142
timezone setting change 140
unable to access application 144
vCenter Chargeback plug-in 150
vCenter Server hierarchy changes 140
U
uninstall application 37
upgrade
application 26
installer files 15
post-upgrade changes 27
pre-upgrade tasks 25
user action events 132
users
assign role for a resource 71
assign role on vCenter Chargeback 70
authenticating 73
change password 74
create LDAP group 69
create LDAP user 68
create local user 67
creating 67
delete 70
managing 66
modify 70
revoke role for a resource 72
revoke role on vCenter Chargeback 73
utilities
about 133
administration utilities 133
change database password 133
database management scripts 135
database password change 133
IP address reset 134
reset IP address 134
troubleshooting 139
Index
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