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VMware vCenter Chargeback
VMware vCenter Chargeback enables you to track how virtual infrastructure is being used by
different departments in your organization, correlate it to their cost centers, and finally charge
them for the consumption. Chargeback lets you create variety of cost models—fixed, reserva-
tion, usage, or a hybrid cost model—that measure cost on a per-VM basis. These cost models
can be applied at the business level in a chargeback hierarchy, so there is no need to create cost
models for each VM. It supports allocation-based or utilization-based chargeback, or a hybrid of
both. You can leverage this to set up tiered cost models that vary across cost centers, or types of
use requirements. For example, a production environment may cost more than a development
environment. Similarly, you will need to pay a premium for a highly available virtual machine
with HA or FT enabled. Using Chargeback’s detailed reports, you can either bill or simply
“show” to the business groups the IT cost of their virtual infrastructure usage.
For more details, check the vCenter Chargeback product page at www.vmware.com/products/
vcenter-chargeback/.
VMware vCenter Lab Manager
VMware vCenter Lab Manager allows to you deploy multiple virtual machines for a develop-
ment or test environment from a library of existing configurations using a self-service portal. It
has an intuitive user interface that is simple enough for non-IT users but also includes advanced
features such system quotas and access control to manage resource allocation. You can control
multiple machines as a single atomic unit and deploy them to a development or test or staging
environment. It is also widely used in training and education to provision lab environments, in
support and help-desk groups for troubleshooting, and in sales and marketing for live product
demos and for product evaluations.
For more details, check the vCenter Lab Manager product page at www.vmware.com/products/
labmanager/.
VMware vCenter Lifecycle Manager
VMware vCenter Lifecycle Manager provides you with better control over virtual machine
provisioning and deployment in your vSphere deployment. It provides workflows built on top
of vCenter Orchestrator to automate the entire virtual machine life-cycle management from
provisioning to decommissioning. Lifecycle Manager provides a centralized web portal to
enable self-service provisioning of virtual machines. The end users choose from a catalog of
virtual machine configurations and are allowed to request or create virtual machines based on
user policies and access control rights. Lifecycle Manager then automatically tracks the virtual
machine throughout its life.
For more details, check the vCenter Lifecycle Manager product page at www.vmware.com/
products/lifecycle-manager/.
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager addresses the disaster recovery challenges for the
entire data center. By leveraging virtualization and replication capabilities of storage, it enables
more affordable disaster recovery protection than previously possible. With vCenter Site
Recovery Manager, you can build multiple disaster recovery workflows within your vCenter
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