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Storage cost specified in a cost profile is not taken into account for physical machines. If you assign a
cost profile that includes a value for storage cost to a physical machine, it is ignored. You can account for
the cost of using storage in the daily cost specified in the blueprint for the physical machine.
Lease cost is calculated as daily cost multiplied by the total number of days in the lease period, if
applicable.
Cost-to-date is calculated as daily cost multiplied by the number of days a machine is provisioned.
Cost Calculation for vCloud Director
Several factors can contribute to the chargeback calculation of cost for vApps.
The cost of a vApp is based on the cost of memory and CPU that component machines consume, and
the costs specified in the vApp blueprint and vApp component blueprints. Storage cost is not taken into
account for component machines. If you assign a cost profile that includes a value for storage cost to a
component machine, it is ignored. You can account for the cost of using storage in the daily cost specified
in the blueprint for the component machine.
Table 5‑4. Daily Cost Drivers
Cost Driver Calculated Cost
Memory Allocated memory (GB) multiplied by the daily memory cost per gigabyte specified in the cost
profile associated with the virtual datacenter on which a component machine is provisioned
CPUs Number of allocated CPUs multiplied by the daily CPU cost specified in the cost profile
associated with the virtual datacenter on which a component machine is provisioned
Blueprint cost (vApp
component)
The value for daily cost specified in the vApp component blueprint is added to the total cost of
each component machine.
This value can represent a markup for using the machine in addition to the resources consumed
by the machine.
Blueprint cost (vApp) The value for daily cost specified in the vApp blueprint is added to the total cost of the vApp.
This value can represent a markup for using the vApp in addition to the costs of the component
machines.
Lease cost is calculated as daily cost multiplied by the total number of days in the lease period, if
applicable.
Cost-to-date is calculated as daily cost multiplied by the number of days a vApp is provisioned.
Cost Calculation for Multi-Machine Services
Chargeback reports calculate and report the cost of a multi-machine and its component machines.
Chargeback cost for component machines is calculated differently depending on the type of machine.
Parent Machine
The cost of the parent multi-machine is determined by the cost specified in the multi-machine parent
blueprint.
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