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Using vCenter Chargeback With VMware Cloud Director
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.