Before You Begin with vCloud Usage Meter

To collect accurate usage data, vCloud Usage Meter requires a specific configuration of the metered VMware Cloud Foundation instances. To access the vCloud Usage Meter Web interface, you must allow access on the appropriate TCP ports.

VMware Cloud Foundation Licenses

You must license every VMware Cloud Foundation host appropriately based on the number of CPU sockets and cores. Keep in mind that per core licensing requires minimum of 16 cores licensed per CPU. The hosts from the customer commit must be licensed with licenses from the customer commit pool and the hosts from the aggregate commit must be licensed with licenses from the aggregate commit pool. vCloud Usage Meter automatically detects Bring Your Own License (BYOL).

TCP Ports

vCloud Usage Meter uses predefined TCP ports. If you manage network components from outside a firewall, you might need to configure the firewall to allow access to the appropriate ports. For information about the ports that vCloud Usage Meter requires, see VMware Ports and Protocols.