
Managing and Configuring vCenter
Chargeback Cost Elements 6
vCenter Chargeback provides various cost-related elements. These elements enable you to define the cost to
be charged for each computing resource, fixed costs, and the cost calculation formula.
You must set the various cost-related elements in vCenter Chargeback to successfully generate the required
cost reports.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“vCenter Chargeback Cost-Related Elements,” on page 87
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“Managing Cost Models,” on page 92
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“Managing Fixed Costs,” on page 96
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“Managing Cost Templates,” on page 99
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“Managing Billing Policies,” on page 101
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“Configuring Cost at the Entity Level,” on page 103
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“Physical Infrastructure Costing,” on page 105
vCenter Chargeback Cost-Related Elements
You must know about the vCenter Chargeback cost-related elements to effectively create and configure a cost
model.
vCenter Chargeback includes the following cost related elements.
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Chargeable computing resource
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Base rate
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Rate factor
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Fixed cost
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Billing policy
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Cost model
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Cost template
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