Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 5-19.
Enterprise menu options for Chargeback and Consolidation Planner
Configuring Metering and Chargeback
Once the Chargeback functionality is enabled within EM12c, it is time to focus on the six tasks required to successfully
set up chargeback for your environment:
1.
Define charge plans.
2.
Create cost centers.
3.
Add targets for chargeback.
4.
Assign cost centers to targets.
5.
Assign charge plans to targets.
6.
Configure chargeback settings.
The first step in this process is to define the charge plans that should be used. There are two types of charge
plans: universal and extended. A
universal charge plan
uses three basic metrics to compute resource consumption:
CPU, memory, and storage. An
extended charge plan
enhances this model by including target-specific metrics to
determine usage rates.
To determine the appropriate charge plan, you have to decided on a case-by-case basis whether the universal
charge plan (CPU, memory, and storage) will be enough to meet the organization's needs. If more than the core three
metrics are needed, the extended charge plan should be applied.
To define a charge plan, you choose Enterprise
➤
Chargeback to access the Charge Plans tab within the
Chargeback interface. For a universal charge plan, it is easy to set the rate that is charged by highlighting and then
editing the metric (see Figure
5-20
). An extended charge plan can be created or edited immediately below the
universal charge plan.
