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Using vCenter Chargeback with
VMware Cloud Director
vCenter Chargeback 1.5 and VMware Cloud Director 1.0
After you have installed and configured your VMware Cloud Director setup, you can use vCenter Chargeback
to generate the usage and cost reports for the various organizations and the corresponding organization vDCs
in your VMware Cloud Director setup.
Prerequisites for Using vCenter Chargeback with VMware Cloud
Director
Before you start generating reports, perform the following tasks:
1
Install vCenter Chargeback along with a vCenter Chargeback data collector.
Refer to the vCenter Chargeback User's Guide for detailed instructions about installing vCenter Chargeback
and the corresponding data collector.
2
Install the VMware Cloud Director Data Collector and vShield Manager Data Collector.
Refer to the vCenter Chargeback User's Guide for detailed instructions about installing the data collectors
individually or along with vCenter Chargeback.
3
Configure vCenter Chargeback and all the data collectors.
You must configure the VMware Cloud Director Data Collector and vShield Manager Data Collector for
the data collectors to function correctly. Refer to the vCenter Chargeback User's Guide for detailed
instructions.
4
Add all the vCenter Server machines, which are attached to your VMware Cloud Director setup, to
vCenter Chargeback.
Refer to the vCenter Chargeback User's Guide for detailed instructions about adding vCenter Server
machines to vCenter Chargeback.
After all the data collectors are installed and configured and the vCenter Server instances in your VMware
Cloud Director setup are added to vCenter Chargeback, the organizations and the entities within the
organization in your VMware Cloud Director setup are automatically imported in to vCenter Chargeback.
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Technical Note
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- Page 1 Technical Note Using vCenter Chargeback with VMware Cloud Director vCenter Chargeback 1.5 and VMware Cloud Director 1.0 After you have installed and configured your VMware Cloud Director setup, you can use vCenter Chargeback to generate the usage and cost reports for the various organizations and the corresponding organization vDCs in your VMware Cloud Director setup. Prerequisites for Using vCenter Chargeback with VMware Cloud Director Before you start generating reports, perform the following tasks: Install vCenter Chargeback along with a vCenter Chargeback data collector. Refer to the vCenter Chargeback User’s Guide for detailed instructions about installing vCenter Chargeback and the corresponding data collector. Install the VMware Cloud Director Data Collector and vShield Manager Data Collector. Refer to the vCenter Chargeback User’s Guide for detailed instructions about installing the data collectors individually or along with vCenter Chargeback. Configure vCenter Chargeback and all the data collectors. You must configure the VMware Cloud Director Data Collector and vShield Manager Data Collector for the data collectors to function correctly. Refer to the vCenter Chargeback User’s Guide for detailed instructions.
- Page 2 Configuring vCenter Chargeback Cost Models You can use different cost models for different organizations. You can also use different cost models for each organization vDC in an organization. The allocation model of the organization vDC is one of the factors for deciding the cost model to be used for generating reports on the organization vDC. vCenter Chargeback provides different cost models and billing policies for the different VMware Cloud Director allocation models. Table 1 lists the VMware Cloud Director allocation models and the corresponding cost models and billing policies available in vCenter Chargeback. Table 1. vCenter Chargeback Cost Models and Billing Policies for Different VMware Cloud Director Allocation Models Allocation Model Cost Model Billing Policy Allocation Pool VMware Cloud Director Allocation Pool Cost VMware Cloud Director Billing Policy ‐ Model Allocation Pool Networks VMware Cloud Director Networks Cost ...
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