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Configuring Usage Meter

Configuring Usage Meter

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After you deployed VMware vCloud Usage Meter, configure it by completing the following steps in VMware vSphere® Web Client:

  1. Log in to the VMware vCloud Usage Meter virtual machine (VM).

  2. In a web browser, go to the IP address assigned to the Usage Meter VM that starts with https://

  3. If a certificate warning appears, click Advanced and click Proceed to IP (unsafe). This message is displayed due to self-signed certificates.

  4. In the Usage Meter initialization window, under Welcome, select the I agree to the terms and conditions checkbox and click Next.

  5. Under Configure in the VCF Business Services console, verify and save the Usage Meter ID# value.

  6. Enter the Access token value of the Usage Meter that you registered in the IBM Cloud® for VMware Solutions console. For more information, see Registering Usage Meter with IBM.

  7. Select the HTTP proxy network connection type.

  8. Enter information for URL (http only), Port, Username, and Password, then click Next.

    You can use the IBM-provided HTTP proxy server proxy.vmware.cloud.ibm.com on port number 3128. For this purpose, enter your Usage Meter user credentials for Username and Password.

    To use the IBM-provided HTTP proxy server, you must first enable virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) and service endpoints. If you cannot make these configuration changes, you can configure Usage Meter to connect to Broadcom directly over the public network or through your own proxy server.

  9. Clear the Anonymous checkbox.

  10. Under Summary, verify and save the Usage Meter ID# value.

You must also configure the time server by completing the following steps in the VMware vCloud Usage Meter appliance management console:

  1. Log in to the VMware vCloud Usage Meter appliance management console with the usagemeter user through https://<Usage Meter IP>:5480.

  2. Click Time from the left navigation panel.

  3. Under Time synchronization, click Edit on the upper right.

  4. In the Edit time synchronization window, enter the time server.

    You can use the IBM-provided time server time.service.networklayer.com.