This dashboard enables showback of VM cost based on groups. The following object types can be used to select group of VMs: Cloud Director Instance, Organization, Organization VDC and vApp.

Improve the accuracy of these costs by editing Cost Drivers. Documentation for editing

Cost Drivers

is available

here

. Cost Drivers that are not customized use

reference cost

. Note: Advanced or Enterprise edition is required to customize Cost Drivers.

Select an object in the Select a VMware Cloud Director Instance, Select an Organization, Select an Organization VDC and Select a vApp widgets to view the cost of the group. Cost Summary (This Month) shows the month to date cost, potential savings and projected cost of the group. VM Cost Distribution (Top 100) shows the most expensive VMs in the group. Potential Savings (Top 10) shows the VMs ranked by their potential savings. Members of the Group (Select to View Trend) shows the cost and configuration of each VM in the selected group. Cost Trend of Selected VM shows the trend of the VMs cost over time.