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vCloud Director and Cost Reporting
You can use VMware vCenter Chargeback 1.5 to configure a cost reporting system for VMware vCloud
Director.
See the VMware vCenter Chargeback User's Guide for more information.
You can specify the number of days of chargeback history that vCloud Director saves. See “Modify General
System Settings,” on page 129.
Monitoring Quarantined Files
vCloud Director allows you to quarantine files (vApp templates and media files) that users upload to the
system. You can enable upload quarantine and use third-party tools (for example, a virus scanner) to
process uploaded files before vCloud Director accepts them.
You can use any Java Message Service (JMS) client that understands the STOMP protocol to monitor and
respond to messages from the vCloud Director quarantine service.
When an uploaded file is quarantined, a JMS broker sends a message to a request queue on a cloud cell. The
receiver decides whether to accept or reject the upload by sending a message to a response queue.
Quarantine Uploaded Files
You can quarantine files that users upload to vCloud Director so that you can process the files (for example,
scan them for viruses) before accepting them.
Procedure
1 Click the Administration tab and click General in the left pane.
2 Select the Enable upload quarantine checkbox and type a timeout in seconds.
The timeout represents the amount of time to quarantine uploaded files before deleting them.
3 Click Apply.
vApp templates and media files that users upload are not available for use until they are accepted.
What to do next
Set up a manual or automatic system to listen for, process, and respond to quarantine service messages.
View Quarantine Requests Using JConsole
You can use JConsole to view quarantine service requests. You will use the information in the request
message to construct a response message.
Prerequisites
Upload quarantine is enabled.
Procedure
1 Start JConsole.
2 In the Connection menu, select New Connection.
3 Click Remote Process and type the JMX service URL.
The URL consists of the host name or IP address of the vCloud Director server, followed by the port
number. For example, example.com:8999. The default port is 8999.
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