VMware VCENTER CHARGEBACK 1.5 - API Guide

Technical Note
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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