
Option Description
Database Name
Name of the database in which vCenter Chargeback Manager stores the
application-specific data. For Oracle Database, ensure that you provide the
service name and not the SID.
SQL Authentication Mode
This option is applicable only for SQL Server databases. For an SQL Server
database, the authentication type can be either SQL Server Authentication
or Windows Authentication.
Database Username
The name of the database user. The database user must have privileges to
create and delete schema, as well as read from and write to the database. If
you select Windows Authentication for SQL Authentication Mode, you
must provide the Windows user account name. The user name must be of
the form DomainName\UserName. Also, the user must have the Log on as
a service permission.
Database Password
Password for the user name that you have provided. If you select Windows
Authentication as the authentication type, you must provide the password
for the Windows user account. Ensure that the Windows user account
password does not contain any special characters. The installer might fail if
the password contains special characters.
If the installer successfully connects to the database and the database user has CREATE, INSERT, and DROP
privileges, the next screen is displayed.
6 Enter the load balancer-related information, and click Next.
Option Description
IP Address
Static IP address or the FQDN of the machine on which you are installing
load balancer. Do not use localhost instead of the IP address or FQDN.
Admin Email Address
Email address of the server administrator. Ensure that the email address
contains only ASCII characters.
HTTPS Port
An unused port through which the Apache Server can communicate. The
load balancer listens on this port for user requests.
If the specified port is free, the next screen is displayed.
7 Select Install vCenter Chargeback Server, enter the IP address and port details for the vCenter Chargeback
Manager, and click Next.
Option Description
IP Address
Static IP address or the FQDN of the machine on which you are installing
vCenter Chargeback Manager. Do not use localhost instead of the IP
address or the FQDN.
HTTP Port
An unused HTTP port through which vCenter Chargeback Manager can
communicate.
Load-Balancer Port
An unused port through which vCenter Chargeback Manager can
communicate with the load balancer (Apache Server).
Server Instance Name
A unique user-defined name for the vCenter Chargeback Manager instance.
This name is used by the load balancer to identify the instance. Ensure that
the instance name contains only ASCII characters.
If the specified ports are free, the next screen is displayed.
If you are installing only the load balancer, then ensure that the Install vCenter Chargeback Server option
is not selected and click Next.
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