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[. . . ] Refer to the vCenter Chargeback User's Guide for detailed instructions about installing the data collectors individually or along with vCenter Chargeback. 3 Configure vCenter Chargeback and all the data collectors. You must configure the VMware Cloud Director Data Collector and vShield Manager Data Collector for the data collectors to function correctly. [. . . ] 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. vCenter Chargeback Cost Models and Billing Policies for Different VMware Cloud Director Allocation Models Allocation Model Allocation Pool Networks PayAsYouGo PayAsYouGo Reservation Pool Cost Model VMware Cloud Director Allocation Pool Cost Model VMware Cloud Director Networks Cost Model VMware Cloud Director Pay As You Go Fixed Charging Cost Model VMware Cloud Director Pay As You Go Resource Based Charging Cost Model VMware Cloud Director Reservation Pool Cost Model Billing Policy VMware Cloud Director Billing Policy Allocation Pool VMware Cloud Director Billing Policy Networks VMware Cloud Director Billing Policy Pay As You Go Fixed Charging VMware Cloud Director Billing Policy Pay As You Go Resource Based Charging VMware Cloud Director Billing Policy Reservation Pool 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. Pointers for Configuring Cost Models for Different Allocation Models Allocation Model Allocation Pool Pointers for Configuring vCenter Chargeback Cost Model 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. VMware, Inc. 2 Using vCenter Chargeback With VMware Cloud Director Table 2. Pointers for Configuring Cost Models for Different Allocation Models (Continued) Allocation Model Reservation Pool Pointers for Configuring vCenter Chargeback Cost Model Use the VMware Cloud Director Billing Policy Reservation Pool or a similar billing policy. Ensure that the base rate is defined for CPU, memory, storage, count of networks, external network transfer, external network receive, and network services. Networks Use the VMware Cloud Director Billing Policy Networks or a similar billing policy. Ensure that the base rate is defined for count of networks, external network transfer, external network receive, and network services. You can define and include one or more fixed costs in the cost models and modify the billing policy to consider the defined fixed costs. Refer to the vCenter Chargeback User's Guide for detailed instructions on creating and configuring cost models, billing policies, and fixed costs. Configuring Costs at Different Levels Within an Organization You can configure costs on individual organization vDCs, vApps, virtual machines, media and template files, and networks within an organization. You can set different rate factors for each of the computing resources at these levels for a selected cost model. This enables you to charge different entities differently using the same cost model. [. . . ] and international copyright and intellectual property laws. VMware products are covered by one or more patents listed at http://www. vmware. com/go/patents. VMware is a registered trademark or trademark of VMware, Inc. [. . . ]