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Specifying Different Prices for Allocated Disk Blocks

Accounting Chargeback lets you specify different prices for disks by volume name. Use the following format:

volume_name:DISKBLOCK_PRICE = value

The following is an example of different prices for different volumes:

SYS_DISK:DISKBLOCK_PRICE = 0.04500
USER_DISK:DISKBLOCK_PRICE = 0.05500
BACKUP_DISK:DISKBLOCK_PRICE = 0.05000

The following example illustrates a price file showing prices for different volumes.

TITLE = 'September's System Usage Charges' 
BUFFEREDIO_PRICE = 0.00010 
CPUSEC_PRICE = 0.01000 
DIRECTIO_PRICE = 0.00050 
ELAPSEDSEC_PRICE = 0.00005 
FAULTIO_PRICE = 0.00050 
GET_PRICE = 0.00010 
IMAGE_PRICE = 0.01000 
MOUNTVOL_PRICE = 1.00000 
PAGE_PRICE = 0.02500 
PAGEFAULT_PRICE = 0.00001 
PROCESS_PRICE = 0.10000 
QIO_PRICE = 0.00010 
DISKBLOCK_PRICE = 0.05000 1
PRINTJOB_PRICE = 1.00000 
SYS_DISK:DISKBLOCK_PRICE = 0.04500 
USER_DISK:DISKBLOCK_PRICE = 0.05500 
BACKUP_DISK:DISKBLOCK_PRICE = 0.07000

1 - Volumes that do not match a volume name in the price file are charged at the rate specified for the keyword DISKBLOCK_PRICE. In the previous example, a volume named BOOKS_DISK would be charged at the general price of $0.05000. If no general DISKBLOCK_PRICE is specified and the volume name does not match one in the price file, then the price of zero is applied.

To report charges for a disk, you must specify a disk usage file containing information for that disk in the ADVISE CHARGE_BACK REPORT command line as described in Invoking the ADVISE CHARGE_BACK REPORT command. Reporting on Disk Use Information describes how to include disk use information charges in your report.