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Foglight Chargeback 5.7.0 - User Guide

Example Use Case for Chargeback

You are an IT professional in charge of a network with over three hundred virtual machines (VMs). You need to track the cost of these machines and provide reports on what each department within your company is costing, broken down by business unit. You decide to begin by generating a chargeback report of the Human Resources Department, using Foglight™ Chargeback. You know the following:
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What machines the Human Resources Department use.
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You will use the Tiered Flat Rate (TFR) model and charge a flat rate of $100.00 per month. For more information, see Tiered Flat Rate Model.
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You will use the Add Ons model and charge a rate of $50.00 per month. For more information, see Add Ons Model.

Creating the Human Resources Department Tiered Flat Rate (TFR) Assignments

A tier is a level of expense for a VM or physical host machine. It is a flat rate the Human Resources Department is charged by the IT Department for the use of VMs. You assign a tier definition name of Human Resources Tier and assign a monthly rate of $100.00.
To create the Human Resources TFR configuration:
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Click the TFR Assignments tab.
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Click Set Currency.
The Set Currency view appears.
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In Currency Units, enter $. This is the currency unit used in the chargeback calculations.
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Click Save.
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Click Add New Tier.
The Add Tiered Flat Rate dialog appears.
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Enter Human Resources Tier in Tier Definition Name.
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In the Description box, enter a brief explanation of the tier, for example,
“All human resources VMs being charged a flat rate of $100/month.”
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In Rate (/month) enter 100.00.
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If not enabled, click Enabled.
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Click Save.
Next, assign the Human Resource VMs to the Human Resources Tier just created.
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Click the Human Resources Tier in Tiered Flat Rates.
Figure 34. Human Resources Tier
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From the Hosts Not Assigned To table, select the Human Resources VMs.
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Click Assign.
The selected VMs move to the Host Assigned to table.
You have created the tiered flat rate model for the Human Resources Department, next you create the Human Resources add ons definitions.

Creating the Humans Resources Add Ons

Add Ons are used to include costs that cannot be configured in the tiered flat rate model. These costs can include hardware upgrades, software, licensing, or infrastructure items such as rack space or power backup units.
To create the Human Resources Add Ons definition:
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Click the Add Ons tab.
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Click Add New On.
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In Add On Name, enter All Human Resource Add Ons.
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In Description, enter “All Human Resource Add Ons for the year at a rate of $50/month.”
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In Rate (/month) enter 50.
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Click Save.
Next you assign the Human Resource VMs to the Add On configuration just created.
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In Add On Definitions, click the All Human Resources Add Ons definition.
Figure 35. All Human Resources Add Ons
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From the Hosts Not Assigned To table, select the Human Resources VMs.
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Click Assign.
The selected VMs are moved to the Host Assigned to table.

Creating the Human Resources Host Group

After creating the Tiered Flat Rate assignments and Add Ons definitions for the Human Resources Department, you create a host group to place and assign the Human Resources VMs.
To create the Human Resources host group:
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Click the Host Groups tab.
Figure 36. Host Groups tab
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Click Create New Host Group.
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Enter Human Resources VMs in Name and the the required descriptions.
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Click Save.
The Human Resources host group appears in Host Groups.
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Click the Human Resources group previously created.
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From the Hosts Not Assigned To table, select the Human Resources VMs.
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Click Assign.
The selected VMs are moved to the Host Assigned view.
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