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Table Of Contents
- API Programming Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- vCenter Chargeback Manager APIs
- Understanding the Workflow
- Using vCenter Chargeback Manager with a Billing System
- Index
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ThischapterexplainshowtoperformsomeofthebasicvCenterChargebackManagertasksusingtheAPIs.
Youcancreateahierarchyandaddentities,addfixedcostandgenerateareportonresourceutilization.
Thechapterincludesthefollowingtopics:
“RequirementsforCodeExamples”onpage 13
“LogIntovCenterChargebackManager”onpage 16
“A d d vCenterServerInformation”onpage 17
“A d d aCustomChargebackHierarchy”onpage 18
“A d d avCenterServerEntitytotheChargebackHierarchy”onpage 19
“A d d aFixedCost”onpage 21
“ModifyaFixedCostValue”onpage 22
“GenerateaReport”onpage 23
Requirements for Code Examples
ThischapterprovidescodeexamplestoexplainhowyoucancalltheAPIs.Torunthesecodeexamples,you
requirethefollowingJARandhelperclassfiles.
JAR Files
ThecodeexamplesneedthefollowingJARfiles.
commons-httpclient-3.1.jar
commons-logging-1.1.1.jar
jdom.jar
YoumustplacetheseJARfilesintheclasspath.
Understanding the Workflow
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