8.7.4 Usage Charge Calculator Settings

This section describes how to change the settings for the usage charge calculator function.

The procedure for changing the settings is as follows:

Open the following operating environment file:

[Windows Manager]

Installation_folder\RCXCTMG\Charging\conf\accounting.properties

[Linux Manager]

/etc/opt/FJSVctchg/conf/accounting.properties

Set the following items in the operating environment file:

Key	Description	Default value
accounting.use (*)	Specify whether to use the usage charge calculator. yes: Use the usage charge calculator. no: Do not use the usage charge calculator.	no
gui.cutoffdate (*)	Specify the default for the cut-off date displayed in the [Tenants] tab of the ROR console. Specify a value between 1 and 31. In cases where the specified date does not exist, the cut-off date will be the end of the month. For example, if 31 is specified, but the month only contains 30 days, then the 30th will be the cut-off date.	31
gui.sendmailaddress (*)	Specify the default for the address to send the usage fee displayed in the [Tenants] tab of of the ROR console.	None
usedtime.metering.cpu.perf.vserver	When overcommit is enabled, specify whether to calculate the CPU clock of the virtual server using CPU performance or CPU reserve performance. cpu_perf: Calculate with CPU performance cpu_reserve: Calculate with CPU reserve performance	cpu_reserve
usedtime.metering.memory.vserver	When overcommit is enabled, specify whether to calculate the memory usage of the virtual server using memory or memory reserve. memory_size: Calculate with memory memory_reserve: Calculate with memory reserve	memory_reserve

* Note: This can be set using the "Setup Wizard" on the ROR Console.
For details of "Setup Wizard", refer to "3.1 Setup Wizard" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators CE".

An example is shown below:

accounting.use = yes
... omitted
gui.cutoffdate = 20
gui.sendmailaddress = example@xxx.com
... omitted
usedtime.metering.cpu.perf.vserver = cpu_reserve
usedtime.metering.memory.vserver = memory_reserve
... omitted

Restart the Manager.
Refer to "2.1 Starting and Stopping Managers" for information on how to restart the manager.
Set the role definition.
The [Usage Charge] tab of the ROR console is not displayed when display of the [Usage Charge] is not permitted in the role definitions. The default at installation is to not permit display.
When the ROR console [Usage Charge] tab is to be used, add permissions to display the [Usage Charge] tab by customizing the role. Refer to "Chapter 3 Configuring Users and Customizing Roles" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE" for information on customizing roles.
Note that when "Yes" is selected for the Perform usage charge calculation in the setup wizard, the permissions to display the [Usage Charge] tab are simultaneously added to the role definition for the corresponding basic role.