3
Select Custom Hierarchy (default).
4
Click Create.
An empty chargeback hierarchy with the given name is created.
What to do next
To add entities to this hierarchy and manage the hierarchy, see
“Managing a Chargeback Hierarchy,”
on
page 78.
Synchronize a Chargeback Hierarchy with a vCenter Server
You can create a chargeback hierarchy and synchronize it with a vCenter Server. This chargeback hierarchy
will be same as the vCenter Server hierarchy.
To perform this task, you must have a role with the create privilege for the hierarchy resource type assigned
to you on vCenter Chargeback. You must also have a read privilege on the vCenter Server.
Prerequisites
Ensure that the vCenter Server is added to vCenter Chargeback. To know more about how to add a vCenter
Server to the application, refer to
“Add vCenter Server Information,”
on page 45.
The vCenter Server should be running to complete the hierarchy creation.
Procedure
1
In the Manage Hierarchy tab, click Create Hierarchy.
The Create Hierarchy screen is displayed.
2
Enter a name and description for the hierarchy.
The name must not exceed 255 characters and the description must not exceed 512 characters in length.
3
Select Synchronize with vCenter Server.
4
Select the required vCenter Server and the vCenter Server hierarchy view to be used for creating the
chargeback hierarchy.
The application lists only those vCenter Server machines that are added to the application and on which
you have the read privilege.
5
Click Create.
A chargeback hierarchy similar to the vCenter Server hierarchy with the selected view is created.
The custom attributes defined on the various entities in vCenter Server are imported into the chargeback
hierarchy. These attributes provide additional information about the vCenter Server entities and can be
displayed in the chargeback report.
What to do next
You can modify a chargeback hierarchy as per your requirements. To know more about editing a chargeback
hierarchy, refer to
“Managing a Chargeback Hierarchy,”
on page 78.
Import a Chargeback Hierarchy from a CSV File
You can create a chargeback hierarchy by importing a hierarchy defined in a
.csv
file.
To perform this operation, you must have a create privilege for the hierarchy resource type and a read privilege
on all the vCenter Server instances whose entities are specified in the CSV file.
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