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Alternately, you can use the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) for all the servers and databases that
vCenter Chargeback Manager communicates with.
IMPORTANT In the case of a multi-homed machine, you can configure vCenter Chargeback Manager with
only one interface. That is to say, although you can install vCenter Chargeback Manager on a multi-homed
machine, you can use only the IP address or FQDN that you provide during the installation to access and
use vCenter Chargeback Manager. Also, if the different components, such as data collectors and vCenter
Servers, in a vCenter Chargeback Manager setup are installed on multi-homed machines, vCenter
Chargeback Manager communicates with these components by using the URL specified when configuring
the components in vCenter Chargeback Manager.
Database Management Prerequisites
Performing the database management-related pre-installation tasks ensures that you have a database and a
database user account with the required privileges that the application can use.
Before you begin the vCenter Chargeback installation you must create a vCenter Chargeback Manager database
and a corresponding database user. vCenter Chargeback Manager stores the application-specific data, such as
pricing models, chargeback hierarchies, and users and roles, in the vCenter Chargeback Manager database.
You must, therefore, first create a database for storing this data. The database management systems supported
by vCenter Chargeback Manager are listed in “Software Requirements,” on page 12. You can either create the
database yourself by referring to the corresponding product documentation or ask your database administrator
to create one for you. Ensure that the database is not configured to be case-sensitive.
If you are using an Oracle database as the vCenter Chargeback Manager database, you must configure the
database to use the Unicode (AL32UTF8) character set to support the following scenarios:
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You want to deploy the vCenter Chargeback Manager database in a non-English environment.
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You want to synchronize the vCenter Chargeback Manager database with a vCenter Server database that
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You must provide the details of the database and database user when installing vCenter Chargeback Manager.
The installer uses these details to create the database schema and objects. Also, vCenter Chargeback Manager
and the data collector authenticates in to the database by using this database user account to perform the
necessary database operations.
NOTE Instead of using the default database users, such as sa, SYS, and SYSTEM, create a database user with just
the required privileges and access the database with this users credentials. This is a good security practice.
vCenter Chargeback Manager Database User Privileges in Oracle Database
After you create a database instance and a database user in Oracle Database that vCenter Chargeback Manager
can use, you must assign the following system roles and privileges to this user.
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CONNECT
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RESOURCE
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CREATE TRIGGER
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CREATE TABLE
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CREATE VIEW
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CREATE PROCEDURE
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CREATE SEQUENCE
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DROP TABLE
This privilege is required when upgrading vCenter Chargeback Manager.
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