Managing Data Collectors - VMware VCENTER CHARGEBACK 1.5 Manual

vCenter Chargeback User's Guide
Procedure
1 In the Settings tab, click vCenter Servers.
A table listing all the vCenter Servers is displayed.
2 Select the vCenter Server that you want to remove and click Delete.
If any of the entities of the vCenter Server are part of a chargeback hierarchy, the Manage linked entities
screen is displayed.
3 (Optional) Click Delete all these entries to remove the entities from the hierarchy permanently.
You can retain the entities by clicking Keep all these entries. If you choose to retain the entities, they will
be temporarily removed from the hierarchy and will appear automatically when you re-add the vCenter
Server at a later stage.
4 If none of the vCenter Server entities are part of any of the chargeback hierarchies, the a dialog box
confirming the delete operation request is displayed. Click OK.

Managing Data Collectors

When you install vCenter Chargeback, you can optionally install a data collector. You can also register more
than one data collector with a vCenter Chargeback instance. Starting with vCenter Chargeback 1.5, you can
also install the Cloud Director Data Collector and the vShield Manager Data Collector.
All the data collectors registered with the application can be managed from the Settings tab. You must have
the Super User role to view and manage the data collectors.
View Data Collectors
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vCenter Chargeback stores and displays information about each data collector registered with the
application. The data collectors registered with the application and their corresponding details can be
viewed from the Settings tab.
Enable Data Collector
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If a data collector registered with the application is disabled, you can enable it from the application.
Disable Data Collector
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When a data collector is installed, it is registered with the application and is enabled by default. If you
do not want to use a data collector, you can disable it from the application.
Delete Data Collector
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A data collector registered with the application can be removed or deleted.
Configure VMware Cloud Director Data Collector
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If you have installed the VMware Cloud Director Data Collector, you must configure its properties from
the Cloud Data Collectors page of the Settings tab.
Configure vShield Manager Data Collector
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If you have installed the vShield Manager Data Collector, you must specify the user name and password
to access the vShield Manager instances. You can set this access information from the Cloud Data
Collectors page of the Settings tab.
Modify Super User Password for Cloud Data Collectors
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If you change the password of the super user that was used when installing the VMware Cloud Director
Data Collector and vShield Manager Data Collector, you must change the same from the Cloud Data
Collectors page to ensure that the data collectors function correctly.
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