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Using vCenter Chargeback With VMware Cloud Director
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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
