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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:

1Install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.

2Install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.

3Configure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.

4Add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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Organization Hierarchy in vCenter Chargeback

EachimportedorganizationappearsasavCenterChargebackhierarchyandincludesalltheorganization

vDCs,themediaandtemplatefiles,vApps,virtualmachines,andnetworks.Allorganizationhierarchieshave

fourfolders:AllocationPool,Networks,PayAsYouGo,andReservationPool.

TheorganizationvDCsareassignedtooneoftheAllocationPool,PayAsYouGo,andReservationPoolfolders

basedontheallocationmodelconfiguredonthem.TheNetworksfolderconsistsofallthenetworksdefined

intheorganization.

EachorganizationvDChastwofolders:MediaandTemplateFilesandvApps.TheMediaandTemplateFiles

folderconsistsofallthemediafilesandtemplatefilesassociatedwiththeorganizationvDC.ThevAppfolder

includesallthevAppscreatedintheorganizationvDC.

EachvAppconsistsofthecorrespondingvirtualmachinesandaNetworkfolder.ThisNetworkfolderincludes

theorganizationnetworksusedbythevApp.

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.

Youcanmodifythesedefaultcostmodelsandbillingpoliciesasperyourrequirements.Youcanalsodefine

newcostmodelsandbillingpoliciesforyourorganizationsandorganizationvDCs.Table 2providesfew

pointersfordefiningorconfiguringacostmodelforanorganizationvDCbasedonitsallocationmodel.

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

Model

VMwareCloudDirectorBillingPolicy‐

AllocationPool

Networks VMwareCloudDirectorNetworksCost

Model

VMwareCloudDirectorBillingPolicy‐

Networks

Pay‐As‐You‐Go VMwareCloudDirectorPayAsYouGo‐

FixedChargingCostModel

VMwareCloudDirectorBillingPolicy‐ PayAs

YouGoFixedCharging

Pay‐As‐You‐Go VMwareCloudDirectorPayAsYouGo‐

ResourceBasedChargingCostModel

VMwareCloudDirectorBillingPolicy‐ PayAs

YouGoResourceBasedCharging

ReservationPool VMwareCloudDirectorReservationPool

CostModel

VMwareCloudDirectorBillingPolicy‐

ReservationPool

Table 2. Pointers for Configuring Cost Models for Different Allocation Models

Allocation Model Pointers for Configuring vCenter Chargeback Cost Model

AllocationPool UsetheVMwareCloudDirectorBillingPolicy‐AllocationPoolorasimilarbilling

policy.

Setthebaseratesforthecomputingresources.

PayAsYouGo UsetheVMwareCloudDirectorBillingPolicy‐PayAsYouGoFixedCharging,

VMwareCloudDirectorBillingPolicy‐PayAsYouGoResourceBasedCharging,

orasimilarbillingpolicy.

EnsurethatthebaserateisdefinedforvCPU,memory,storage,countofnetworks,

externalnetworktransfer,externalnetworkreceive,andnetworkservices

computingresources.

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Youcandefineandincludeoneormorefixedcostsinthecostmodelsandmodifythebillingpolicytoconsider

thedefinedfixedcosts.

RefertothevCenterChargebackUser’sGuidefordetailedinstructionsoncreatingandconfiguringcostmodels,

billingpolicies,andfixedcosts.

Configuring Costs at Different Levels Within an Organization

YoucanconfigurecostsonindividualorganizationvDCs,vApps,virtualmachines,mediaandtemplatefiles,

andnetworkswithinanorganization.Youcansetdifferentratefactorsforeachofthecomputingresourcesat

theselevelsforaselectedcostmodel.Thisenablesyoutochargedifferententitiesdifferentlyusingthesame

costmodel.Youcanalsodefinedifferentfixedcostsatdifferentlevels.Forexample,youcandefineafixedcost

fortheoperatingsystematthevirtualmachinelevelandafixedcostfornetworkmaintenanceatthenetwork

level.

Youcanalsoenableordisablebillingatanyofthelevelswithintheorganization.vCenterChargebackdoes

notaccountforanentityonwhichbillingisdisabledwhenareportisgeneratedonanyofitsparentlevels.

Thecostconfigurationonanentitycanbedifferentfordifferentperiods.vCenterChargebackletsyoudefine

theperiodforwhichthespecifiedcostconfigurationisapplicable.

Toknowmoreaboutconfiguringcostsatentitylevels,refertothevCenterChargebackUser’sGuide.

Generating Reports

Afteryoudefineandconfigurethecostmodelsandconfiguredcostsatdifferentlevelswithinanorganization,

youcangeneratereportsforthatorganizationoranyoftheentitiesintheorganization.Youcangenerate

reportononeormoreentitieswithinanorganizationatthesametime.

vCenterChargebackletsyouusedifferentcostmodelsfordifferententities,ifyouaregeneratingareportfor

morethanoneentityatthesametime.RefertothevCenterChargebackUser’sGuidefordetailedinstructionson

howtogeneratedifferentreportsattheorganizationlevelandatindividualentitylevels.

ReservationPool UsetheVMwareCloudDirectorBillingPolicy‐ReservationPoolorasimilarbilling

policy.

EnsurethatthebaserateisdefinedforCPU,memory,storage,countofnetworks,

externalnetworktransfer,externalnetworkreceive,andnetworkservices.

Networks UsetheVMwareCloudDirectorBillingPolicy‐Networksorasimilarbillingpolicy.

Ensurethatthebaserateisdefinedforcountofnetworks,externalnetworktransfer,

externalnetworkreceive,andnetworkservices.

Table 2. Pointers for Configuring Cost Models for Different Allocation Models (Continued)

Allocation Model Pointers for Configuring vCenter Chargeback Cost Model

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