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vCenter Chargeback ManagerInstallation and Upgrade GuidevCenter Chargeback Manager 2.0.0This document supports the version of each product listed ands

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System Requirements 2Before you install vCenter Chargeback Manager, you must ensure that the minimum hardware and softwarerequirements are met.This ch

Database Management SystemsvCenter Chargeback Manager supports the Standard and Enterprise edition of the following databasemanagement systems:nMicros

Install and Upgrade Prerequisites 3Before installing or upgrading vCenter Chargeback Manager, you must peform few pre-installation tasks.This chapter

nSet a static IP address on the machine.Before you install the vCenter Chargeback Manager, you must obtain a static IP address from your networkadmini

vCenter Chargeback Manager Database User Privileges in SQL ServerAfter you create a database instance and a database user in SQL Server that vCenter C

Pre-installation ChecklistThe pre-installation checklist helps you ensure that you have all the required information and have performedthe necessary p

Table 3-1. vCenter Chargeback Manager Pre-Install Checklist (Continued)Item Requirement CheckedMSI Installation Is MSI installation enabled?If not, i

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Installing vCenter ChargebackManager 4After you have ensured that the minimum hardware and software requirements are met and the relevant pre-installa

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nInstalls the data collector, which synchronizes the vCenter Chargeback Manager database with thevCenter Server databases.NOTE If the installation f

Option DescriptionDatabase NameName of the database in which vCenter Chargeback Manager stores theapplication-specific data. For Oracle Database, ensu

8 Enter a user name and password for the vCenter Chargeback Manager administrative account, and clickNext.The password must contains at least 8 charac

12 Review the information displayed on the Pre-Installation Summary screen, and click Install.The installer starts installing the various components a

Procedure1 Select Generate SSL Certificate from the Start > Programs > VMware > VMware vCenter Chargeback >vCenter Chargeback Manager Tool

The load balancer ensures that the vCenter Chargeback Manager instances are serving equal number ofconcurrent sessions. New sessions are distributed t

Option DescriptionDatabase Port(Optional) The port on which the database service is listening for requests.If the port number is not specified, the in

You can optionally choose to install the VMware Cloud Director Data Collector and vShield Manager DataCollector. All the data collectors can be instal

2 Navigate to the \vCenter-CB-Tools\load-balancer\bin directory.cd Installation_Folder\vCenter-CB-Tools\load-balancer\bin\where, Installation_Folder i

5 Enter the vCenter Chargeback Manager database-related information, and click Next.Option DescriptionDatabase TypeThe type of database used to create

ContentsAbout the Guide 5 1Introduction to vCenter Chargeback Manager 7What Is Chargeback 7Chargeback Solution for Virtual Environments 7Overview of v

7 Enter the load balancer-related information, and click Next.Option DescriptionIP AddressStatic IP address or the FQDN of the machine on which you ar

Option DescriptionDatabase Port(Optional) The port on which the database service is listening for requests.If the port number is not specified, the in

d Provide the pass phrase and press Enter.You are prompted to enter the pass phrase again. Provide the same pass phrase and press Enter.e Press any ke

VMware vCenterChargeback - vShieldManager DataCollector-EmbeddedStarting this service starts the vShield Manager Data Collector instance thatwas insta

Accessing the vCenter Chargeback ManagerIf all the required services are running, you can access the vCenter Chargeback Manager through a supportedWeb

Upgrading vCenter ChargebackManager 5You can upgrade an existing vCenter Chargeback Manager setup to the latest version of vCenter ChargebackManager.I

What to do nextAfter you have taken a backup of the database, you must purge the vCenter Chargeback Manager database.See KB 1026068 (http://kb.vmware.

The installer checks whether the vCenter Chargeback Manager and data collector services are stopped. Ifany of the services are running, the installer

Upgrading vCenter Chargeback Manager and Configuring in DMZYou can upgrade an existing vCenter Chargeback Manager setup to version 2.0 such that the l

For a cluster installation, you must upgrade each vCenter Chargeback Manager instance in the cluster. Youmust first upgrade the instance that has the

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7 If you chose to install the VMware Cloud Director Data Collector, enter the VMware Cloud Directordatabase-related information, and click Next.Option

In earlier releases of vCenter Chargeback, users with the view privilege on a hierarchy have privileges to viewall the reports generated on the hierar

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Installing and Upgrading DataCollectors 6vCenter Chargeback Manager interacts with the vCenter Server and vCenter Server database through a datacollec

The vShield Manager Data Collector fetches the external traffic information from vShield Manager for thefollowing types of VMware Cloud Director netwo

5 Provide the path for the installation directory, and click Next.If the specified installation directory exists, ensure that it is empty. If the spec

What to do nextAfter you install a separate data collector, the Data Collector service starts and runs automatically. You canmanually start and stop t

Option DescriptionDatabase Port(Optional) The port on which the database service is listening for requests.If the port number is not specified, the in

8 Review the information displayed on the Pre-Installation Summary screen, and click Install.The installer starts installing the data collector. If th

5 Provide the details of the vCenter Chargeback Manager database that the data collector must synchronizewith the VMware Cloud Director database, and

About the GuideThe vCenter Chargeback Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide provides information about installing andupgrading VMware® vCenter Charge

What to do nextAfter you install a VSM Data Collector instance, the VSM Data Collector service starts and runs automatically.You can manually start an

Uninstall vCenter ChargebackManager 7If you do not require a vCenter Chargeback Manager instance, you can uninstall the instance.When you uninstall a

You must also remove the instance name from the list of instances included in theworker.balancer.balance_workers parameter under the Define the LB wor

IndexAapplication, accessing 34Cchargebackdefinition 7non-virtual environment 7virtual environment 7Ddata collectorabout 43install vCenter Charge

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Introduction to vCenter ChargebackManager 1vCenter Chargeback Manager is an end-to-end cost reporting solution for virtual environments using vSphere.

A chargeback solution for a virtual environment defines a hierarchy with different types of entities such asdepartments, divisions, business units, co

When you install vCenter Chargeback Manager, a load balancer and a data collector is also installed and runon the same machine. Although the vCenter C