Adding and Editing Policies > Adding/Editing a Capacity Chargeback Policy
   
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Adding/Editing a Capacity Chargeback Policy
Capacity Chargeback Policies 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 Chargeback Policies are used by the following reports:
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
1. Select Admin > Chargeback > Capacity
2. Click Add to add a new policy or select an existing policy and click Edit.
The following window launches, where you’ll define the Policy Type and other chargeback policy attributes.
3. 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 chargeback policy.
4. Click Add to select a Policy Type.
5. Continue the configuration process, using the details provided in Capacity Chargeback Policy Types.
Capacity Chargeback Policy Types
One or more policy types comprise a Capacity Chargeback Policy, as described in this section. Policy Types can be combined to provide “or” logic. If two or more of the same policy types are configured in a policy, the conditions will be “ORed” when the Portal evaluates the policy during report generation.
NOTE: Capacity Chargebacks can be configured for block storage only; file-based storage is not supported for Array Capacity Chargeback.
The following procedure is the second part of configuring a Capacity Chargeback Policy, as described in Adding/Editing a Capacity Chargeback Policy.
1. Select Admin > Chargeback > Capacity
2. Click Add.
3. In the Policy Type window, select a Policy type and one or more Policy values from the drop-down list.
Policy Types include: Array Family, Array Name, Array Type, Drive Speed, Drive Type, Drive Capacity (GB), RAID Type, Is Local, Is DAS, Is Thin Provisioned, Domain, HDS Replication, Pool Name, and Device Type.
For EMC Arrays, Device Type should be used instead of RAID Type for LUN mapping.
Capacity Chargeback Policies can be configured for thin-provisioned storage pools for: HP USP and USP-V Dynamic Pools, CLARiiON and Symmetrix Thin Pools, and IBM XIV. To configure this in a Capacity Chargeback Policy, select Pool Name.
Click OK to save the configuration.
The values that appear in the Policy Value drop-down list are derived from your existing database. However, in anticipation of new storage resources for which data will be collected, you can enter values.
Array Family
Select an Array Family from your environment, or enter a name.
Array Name
Select an Array Name from your environment, or enter a name.
Array Type
Select an Array Type from your environment, or enter a name.
Drive Speed
Select a Drive Speed for drives in your environment, or enter a speed.
Drive Type
Select an Drive Type from your environment, or enter a type.
Drive Capacity (GB)
Select a Drive Capacity for drives in your environment, or enter a size. Drive Capacity is treated as a range of values—that is, the value entered here plus or minus the value that is configured as a system parameter. The default value set in the system parameters is 10 GB.
Advanced Configuration: To modify the drive capacity range, enter a value here and in the system parameters, provide a value that indicates a range; for example, 320 plus or minus 50. See the APTARE StorageConsole System Administrator’s Guide for instructions on Configuring System Parameters.
RAID Type
Select an RAID Type from your environment, or enter a type.
Is Local
This policy type applies to virtual array scenarios (for example, Hitachi virtual arrays), where back-end arrays are feeding front-end arrays: Yes or No
Is DAS
Direct-attached Storage: Yes or No
Is HDP
Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning: Yes or No
Domain
Capacity Chargeback Policies are domain-specific. Therefore, this policy type would rarely be used. The intent of this policy type is to provide the capability for a “catch-all” rule to cover all objects in a domain.
4. Repeat these steps to define additional Policy Types for a Capacity Chargeback Policy.