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3 Right-click the virtual machine whose cost has to be shared and select Manage cost sharing from the pop-
up menu.
N This menu option is available only for the virtual machines that are individually added to the
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hierarchy.
4 Click OK on the information dialog box.
5 Right-click the vCenter Chargeback entity that shares this virtual machine and select Share Cost in this
folder from the pop-up menu.
The Set cost sharing screen is displayed.
6 Set the share percentages and click Apply.
The share percentages must total up to 100.
The shared virtual machine is displayed in the hierarchy. You can change the share percentage or share the
virtual machine again with more entities, by performing the same steps.
Backdate a Chargeback Hierarchy
You can backdate a chargeback hierarchy so that the resource utilization details for the last three months from
the current date are considered.
You must have update privilege on the hierarchy to perform this task.
N If you have upgraded to vCenter Chargeback 1.5 and the chargeback hierarchy contains entities from
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vCenter Server instances added before the upgrade, then do not backdate the hierarchy.
You cannot backdate hierarchies imported from a VMware Cloud Director setup in to vCenter Chargeback.
vCenter Chargeback identifies the hierarchies imported from VMware Cloud Director by using the attribute
VcloudOrgEntity
in vCenter Chargeback, you cannot backdate that hierarchy.
Procedure
1 In the Manage Hierarchy tab, select the chargeback hierarchy from the drop-down menu on the left pane
of the page.
The collapsed view of the chargeback hierarchy is displayed. The right pane provides various details about
the selected hierarchy.
2 Click the arrow icon next to Tools below the hierarchy.
The Hierarchy tools options are displayed.
3 Click Backdate.
4 Click OK in the information dialog box.
View Properties of a vCenter Server Entity
A chargeback hierarchy can contain entities from more than one vCenter Server. In a chargeback hierarchy,
you can identify the vCenter Server to which an entity belongs by viewing its properties.
You must have a read privilege on the hierarchy and the chargeback hierarchical entity to perform this task.
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set on them. Therefore, if the attribute is set on any user-defined hierarchy
VcloudOrgEntity
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