Cost Model Name field
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The
name of the cost model.
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Cost Model Description field
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The
description of the cost model.
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Cost Model Type drop-down list
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Choose
the type of cost model.
Standard indicates a linear cost model.
Advanced indicates a package or script-based cost
model. See the
Package-Based Cost Models for the Advanced
cost model description and usage. You can also choose
HyperV, if appropriate.
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Charge Duration drop-down list
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Choose
the interval at which costs for the VM's resources are defined. It can be one
of the following options:
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Hourly—If you want to quantify the costs of
resources on an hourly basis.
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Daily—If you want to quantify the costs of resources
on a daily basis.
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Weekly—If you want to quantify the costs of
resources on a weekly basis.
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Monthly—If you want to quantify the costs of
resources on a monthly basis.
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Yearly—If you want to quantify the costs of
resources on a yearly basis.
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Virtual Machine Cost
Parameters
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Fixed Costs (Currency:
USD)
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One
Time Cost field
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The
fixed one-time cost for provisioning the VM.
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VM Costs (Currency:
USD)
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Active VM Cost field
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The
per-hour cost of a VM in the active state.
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Inactive VM Cost
field
|
The
per-hour cost of a VM in the inactive state.
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CPU Costs
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CPU
Charge Unit drop-down list
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Choose
the charge unit for CPU: GHz or cores.
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Provisioned CPU Cost field
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The
provisioned CPU cost per CPU charge unit per-hour. The system calculates the
percentage of CPU that was provisioned for the VM.
Note
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The
cost of the CPU charge unit is GHz.
If
you enter a value for the
Used CPU Cost field, you must leave this field
blank.
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Reserved CPU Cost field
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The
reserved CPU cost per GHz per hour.
The
amount of CPU that has been actually reserved to the VM is taken into
consideration, including the provisioned CPU cost calculation. Any extra cost
for the reserved CPU (apart from the provisioning cost) is entered here. For
example, if the provisioning cost is $1 and the reserved cost is $1.4, the
extra amount to reserve must be mentioned. In this example, it is $1.4 – $1 =
$0.4.
Note
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The cost if the CPU charge unit is GHz.
If
you enter a value for the
Used CPU Cost field, you must leave this field
blank.
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Used CPU Cost field
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The
used CPU cost per GHz per hour. The cost is based on the actual CPU usage.
This
cost does not take into consideration the provisioned and reserved costs. If
you enter a value for the
Used CPU Cost field, the provisioned cost and
reserved cost fields must be left blank.
Note
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The cost if the CPU charge unit is GHz.
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Memory Costs
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Provisioned Memory Cost field
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The
provisioned memory cost per GB per hour.
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Reserved Memory Cost field
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The
reserved memory cost per GB per hour.
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Used Memory Cost field
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The
used memory cost per GB per hour.
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Network Costs
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Received Network Data Cost field
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The
received data cost per GB per hour.
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Transmitted Network Data Cost field
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The
transmitted data cost per GB per hour.
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Storage Costs
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Committed Storage Cost field
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The
committed storage cost per GB per hour.
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Uncommitted Storage Cost field
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The
uncommitted storage cost per GB per hour. The unused but provisioned storage is
defined as uncommitted storage.
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Tag Based Costs
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Tag Based Cost Model drop-down list
|
Select a tag-based cost model.
This
list displays all the tag-based cost models that you have created.
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Physical Server Cost
Parameters
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Fixed Costs (Currency:
USD)
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One Time Cost field
|
The
fixed one-time cost for provisioning the server.
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CPU Costs
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CPU Charge Unit drop-down list
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Choose the charge unit for CPU: GHz or cores.
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Provisioned CPU Cost field
|
The
provisioned CPU cost per CPU charge unit per hour. The CPU percentage that was
provisioned to the server is taken into consideration.
Note
|
The cost if the CPU charge unit is GHz.
If
you enter a value for the
Used CPU Cost field, you must leave this field
blank.
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Memory Costs
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Provisioned Memory Cost field
|
The
provisioned memory cost per GB, per-hour.
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Used Memory Cost field
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The
used memory cost per GB, per-hour.
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Storage Costs
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Committed Storage Cost field
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The
committed storage cost per GB, per-hour.
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Blade Costs (Currency:
USD)
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Full Length Blade Cost field
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The
cost of full-length blade servers, per-hour.
Note
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This field does not appear when
HyperV is selected as the cost model type.
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Half Length Blade Cost field
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The
cost of half-length blade servers, per-hour.
Note
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This field does not appear when
HyperV is selected as the cost model type.
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