Add/Edit a capacity billing and usage policy
Capacity Billing and Usage Policies for chargeback can be configured to allocate costs for storage array usage. Costs can be associated with a variety of storage elements to enable a detailed approach to usage costs. The values that you configure in the Capacity Billing and Usage Policies for chargeback are used by the following reports:
Aggregated Chargeback
Chargeback Array Capacity
Chargeback By Host
Chargeback Policy Capacity
Note:
Capacity Chargebacks can be configured for block storage only; file-based storage is not supported for Array Capacity Chargeback.
To add/edit a capacity chargeback policy
- Select Admin > Chargeback > Capacity
- Click Add to add a new policy or select an existing policy and click Edit.
- Configure the following elements:
Note:
An asterisk (*) denotes a required entry.
Domain
Select a domain. Typically, only one domain is listed, unless the portal is maintained by a Managed Services Provider (MSP).
Name
Enter a name for the policy.
Priority
Priority - 1 is the highest priority
If a LUN subscribes to two chargeback policies with the same priority, two LUNs will be listed in the capacity chargeback reports.
Cost/GB
Enter the cost associated with this capacity billing and usage policy.
- Click Add to select a Policy Type.
- Continue the configuration process, using the details provided in the following.