User manual VMWARE VCENTER CHARGEBACK DATASHEET

[. . . ] DATA S H E E T VMware vCenter Chargeback Gain Cost Visibility and Policy-Driven Accountability AT A G L A N C E VMware vCenterTM Chargeback enables accurate cost measurement, analysis, and reporting of virtual machines. With vCenter Chargeback, lineof-business owners and IT teams can gain visibility into the actual cost of the virtual infrastructure required to support business services. [. . . ] ·Modelinfrastructurecostsinaflexiblewaythat fits organizational processes and policies. How Does vCenter Chargeback Work? A Chargeback Hierarchy Makes it Easy to Manage Chargeback Models Administrators create a chargeback hierarchy that provides the basis for determining cost structures and delivery of reports. The hierarchy can span multiple vCenter Server instances for organization-wide chargeback. Cost templates simplify and standardize the process of adding costs for virtual machines to the chargeback hierarchy. Any number of cost templates can be created to support different cost structures across the organization. VMware vCenter Chargeback accurately identifies costs associated with virtual resources and automatically ties those costs back to the business. Chargeback maintains a database of cost and usage metrics gathered from vCenter Server, and integrates with VMware vSphereTM Client to simplify cost configuration. P R O D U C T DATA S H E E T / 1 VMware vCenter Chargeback Multiple Cost Models Provide Flexibility in Measuring Costs vCenter Chargeback supports three different cost models: 1. Fixed cost ­ specific per virtual machine instance costs such as floor space, power/cooling, software or administrative overhead 2. Allocation-based costing ­ Variable costs per virtual machine based on allocated resources, such as the amount of memory, CPU or storage allocated or reserved for the virtual machine in vCenter Server 3. Utilization-based costing ­ Variable costs per virtual machine based on actual resources used, including average memory, disk and CPU usage, network I/O and disk I/O Cost models can be combined in a cost template, making it easy to start with a simple chargeback model and align with organizational requirements. Report Infrastructure Costs Accurately vCenter Chargeback automatically creates detailed reports that can be submitted to business units within an organization or used by IT for decision-making and planning. This provides organizations a clear view of resources consumed and their associated costs, eliminating the perception that virtual machines are "free. " vCenter Chargeback: ·Generatescostreportsthatcanprovidecomparisonofcost models and resource usage for specified periods of time. ·Allowsforcustomizablereporttemplatesallowreportsthat contain unique header, footer, logo, title, etc. ·Reportsonthemostusedandmostexpensivevirtual machines, allowing organizations to gain visibility into the largest contributors to datacenter costs, which in turn makes it easier to to drive and prioritize efficiency efforts. Flexible Cost Accounting Allows Costs To Be Captured Accurately Administrators can define base rates associated with metered elements(e. g. CPU, memory, disk, diskI/OornetworkI/O). Rate multipliers can be applied to different costing models at run-time, allowing IT organizations to account for use of higher-end storageorservers, orhigherSLAs(e. g. DRorbackupincluded, production vs. Metered elements that are not needed can also be easily disabled. Drive Accountability in Cloud Environments Administrators have a key building block for delivering IT as a service. vCenter Chargeback: ·MeterresourcesmanagedinVMwarevCloudDirector, including broadband network traffic, public IP addresses, and other servicessuchasDHCP, NAT, andfirewalling. ·AutomatecreationofvCloudDirectorchargebackhierarchies basedonvCloudDirectororganizationvirtualdatacenters and vApps. [. . . ] VMware products are covered by one or more patents listed at http://www. vmware. com/go/patents. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. [. . . ]