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The chargeback feature provides a way to charge hourly rates for the use of virtual machines. CA Server Automation supports two distinct methods of pricing. The method of chargeback for physical systems and virtual machines allows setting charges for individual CPU, memory, and disk resources reserved. The method of chargeback for Amazon EC2 instances, IBM PowerVM logical partitions, and virtual machines provisioned using AppLogic uses a tier-based pricing. Each supported platform has its own pricing model based on one of these methods. The default for all chargeback models is 0 (no hourly charge); the administrator can change the value. Reports that show usage charges are also available.
Note: Chargeback records are created at the end of the day after midnight. The option Within Past 24 Hours gets costs from the previous day.
When you make a reservation, the costs are shown. If you change reservation requirements, you can recalculate the amount before submitting the reservation request.
Note: You can control whether chargeback is used, how often costs are calculated per day, how many days to retain calculation data, and the currency to use. See Configure Chargeback.
Chargeback by Resource
The chargeback policy for physical systems and virtual machines (Hyper-V and VMware) is based on resources that are reserved. It can be a flat hourly rate, but surcharges also can be applied for the following situations in any combination:
An example of chargeback policy is an hourly rate of 25 cents, with surcharges for using more than one CPU, 2 GB of memory, and 10 GB of space.
Note: When storage tiers are allowed, surcharges for disk space cannot be used. Instead, an hourly rate is assigned to each tier. Therefore, chargeback is by storage tiers or surcharge, but not both. For more information about tiers, see Allow Users to Select Storage Tiers.
Chargeback by Tier for Amazon EC2
For Amazon EC2, the chargeback policy is a flat hourly rate with no surcharges available and is based on the following instance types:
Chargeback by Tier for IBM PowerVM Logical Partitions
For IBM PowerVM logical partitions, the chargeback policy is a flat hourly rate with no surcharges available. CA Server Automation comes with the following tiers:
Administrators can add more, if needed, when creating or editing templates.
Chargeback by Tier for AppLogic Applications
For AppLogic applications, the chargeback policy is a flat hourly rate with no surcharges available. CA Server Automation comes with the following tiers:
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