You can edit the monthly cost for each Network Interface Controller (NIC) type or can edit the total cost of all the networking expenses associated with the cloud.

Procedure

  1. Log in to vRealize Business for Cloud as an administrator.
    • https://vRealize_Automation_host_name/vcac/org/tenant_URL (for the vRealize Automation integrated setup)
    • https://vRealize_Business_for_Cloud_host_name/itfm-cloud (for the vRealize Business for Cloud standalone setup)
  2. Click Business Management.
  3. Expand Expenses and expand Private Cloud (vSphere).
  4. Select Cost Drivers.
  5. Select the Network tab.
  6. (Optional) Select a data center from the All Data Centers drop-down list to view or edit the network cost of a specific the data center.
    Note: For physical servers, the network details are not captured. So, the network cost is considered as zero.
  7. Edit the monthly cost of network.
    • Modify the values for 1 Gigabit NIC and the 10 Gigabit NIC.
    • Modify the total monthly cost of all network expenses associated with the cloud.
  8. Click Save.
  9. Click Reset to set the earlier defined values.

Results

The total monthly network expenses are updated.