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Technical Note: Using VMware vCenter Chargeback
Manager with VMware vCloud Director
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default vCloud Director billing policies or define new billing policies.
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BILLING POLICY RESOURCE EXPRESSION
 Count of networks

NAT service


All other resources
Allocation
Allocation
Allocation
Allocation
Allocation

 

All other resources


Allocation
Networks 
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All other resources


Allocation
 
Memory
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
All other resources




Allocation





All other resources
Include


Allocation

Resource-Based

Memory
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
All other resources
If (vmpoweron){
allocation
}
if(vmpoweron){
allocation
}
usage
usage
allocation
 

All other resources


Allocation
Table 2 . VMware vCloud Billing Policy Expressions
Base Rates
Base rates are those charged to metered computing resources over a specific time interval. Work with the
appropriate stakeholders to define base rates and fixed costs. In the absence of concrete costs, use approximate
values to provide an estimation.
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memory and storage. Refer to the vCenter Chargeback Manager User’s Guide for detailed instructions.