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[. . . ] Refer to the vCenter Chargeback User's Guide for detailed instructions about installing the data collectors individually or along with vCenter Chargeback. 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. [. . . ] 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. vCenter Chargeback Cost Models and Billing Policies for Different VMware Cloud Director Allocation Models Allocation Model Allocation Pool Networks PayAsYouGo PayAsYouGo Reservation Pool Cost Model VMware Cloud Director Allocation Pool Cost Model VMware Cloud Director Networks Cost Model VMware Cloud Director Pay As You Go Fixed Charging Cost Model VMware Cloud Director Pay As You Go Resource Based Charging Cost Model VMware Cloud Director Reservation Pool Cost Model Billing Policy VMware Cloud Director Billing Policy Allocation Pool VMware Cloud Director Billing Policy Networks VMware Cloud Director Billing Policy Pay As You Go Fixed Charging VMware Cloud Director Billing Policy Pay As You Go Resource Based Charging VMware Cloud Director Billing Policy Reservation Pool 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. Pointers for Configuring Cost Models for Different Allocation Models Allocation Model Allocation Pool Pointers for Configuring vCenter Chargeback Cost Model Use the VMware Cloud Director Billing Policy Allocation Pool or a similar billing policy. 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. VMware, Inc. 2 Using vCenter Chargeback With VMware Cloud Director Table 2. Pointers for Configuring Cost Models for Different Allocation Models (Continued) Allocation Model Reservation Pool Pointers for Configuring vCenter Chargeback Cost Model 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. 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. [. . . ] 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. If you have comments about this documentation, submit your feedback to: docfeedback@vmware. com VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Ave. , Palo Alto, CA 94304 www. vmware. com Copyright © 2010 VMware, Inc. [. . . ]