VMware VCENTER CHARGEBACK 1.5 Manual page 77

Prerequisites
Before you begin, you must ensure that the
format of the
.csv
Procedure
1 In the Manage Hierarchy tab, click Create Hierarchy.
The Create Hierarchy screen is displayed.
2 Enter a name and description for the hierarchy.
The name must not exceed 255 characters and the description must not exceed 512 characters in length.
3 Select Import hierarchy from .csv file.
4 Enter the path of the
5 Click Create.
A chargeback hierarchy is created using the entries from the
What to do next
You can use the created hierarchy as is or modify it as per your requirements.
Format of the CSV File
The entries in the CSV file used to create a chargeback hierarchy must adhere to the format defined by vCenter
Chargeback.
Starting with vCenter Chargeback 1.5, a new format for the entries in the CSV file is defined. This new format
is as follows:
UniqueId, ChildName, ParentId, ChildEntityType [[, description] [, vcIP/DNS, vcEntityMoId,
vCenterViewId]]
Table 5-1 describes each of the parameters in the CVS file entry.
Table 5-1. Parameters in the CSV File Entry
Parameters
UniqueId
ChildName
ParentId
ChildEntityType
description
vcIP/DNS
vcEntityMoId
vCenterViewId
VMware, Inc.
.csv
file entries, refer to "Format of the CSV File,"
file or alternately you can browse the system or the network to locate the file.
.csv
Description
A unique number to identify the entity. The UniqueId of the first entry in the file must be 1.
Name of the entity.
The UniqueId of the parent of this entity. If this entity is the root entity, the ParentId must
be -1.
The type of the entity. If the entity is a vCenter Chargeback entity, the ChildEntityType
must be 101. If the entity is a vCenter Server entity, the ChildEntityType must be 0.
(optional) Description of the entity. For a vCenter Server entity, this is not applicable.
The IP address or the DNS name of the vCenter Server as configured in the vCenter
Chargeback application.
The moid (managed object ID) of a virtual machine as defined in the vCenter Server. You can
obtain the entity MoID by using vSphere SDK or through the vCenter server MOB (http://
{vcserverIP}/mob)
The vCenter Server hierarchy view to be used for creating the chargeback hierarchy. If you
want to use the Host & Clusters view, then set vCenterViewId to 1. For the VMs & Templates
view, set vCenterViewId to 2.
Chapter 5 Managing Chargeback Hierarchies
file entries are in the correct format. To know more about the
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file.
.csv
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