Cost Analysis - How To

In the CommCell Browser, expand Cost Analysis, and select Billable Entities.
In the Cost Analysis window, click Add.
In the Billable Entity Properties dialog box, make appropriate entries and click OK.

Edit a Billable Entity

Billable Entity can be created, edited and deleted for SRM components in Local Mode only.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To edit a billable entity:

In the CommCell Browser, expand Cost Analysis, and select Billable Entity Manager.
Select the Billable Entity that you want to edit and click Edit.
In the Billable Entity Properties dialog box, make any changes and click OK.

Delete a Billable Entity

Billable Entity can be created, edited and deleted for SRM components in Local Mode only.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To delete a billable entity:

In the CommCell Browser, expand Cost Analysis, and select Billable Entity Manager.
Select the Billable Entity that you want to delete, then select Delete and click Yes to confirm deletion.

Assign a Resource to a Billable Entity

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To assign a resource to a billable entity:

In the CommCell Browser, expand Cost Analysis, and select Billable Entity Manager.
Select the Billable Entity to which you want to assign resource(s) and then select one of the SRM Agents.
Click Assign.
In the Assign Billable Entity dialog box select the appropriate resource or groups of resources, and click OK.

Create a Cost Category

Cost Category can be created, edited and deleted for SRM components in Local Mode only.
For UNIX systems (e.g., AIX and HP-UX) where file systems are positioned on top of logical volumes (and not partitions), be sure to assign cost categories at the logical volume level. Assigning cost categories at the physical disk level will have no effect on the Cost Analysis reports for the associated clients.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To create a cost category:

In the CommCell Browser, expand Cost Analysis, and select Cost Categories.
In the Cost Analysis window, click Add.
In the Cost Category Properties dialog box, make appropriate entries and click OK.

Edit a Cost Category

Cost Category can be created, edited and deleted for SRM components in Local Mode only.
For UNIX systems (e.g., AIX and HP-UX) where file systems are positioned on top of logical volumes (and not partitions), be sure to assign cost categories at the logical volume level. Assigning cost categories at the physical disk level will have no effect on the Cost Analysis reports for the associated clients.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To edit a cost category:

In the CommCell Browser, expand Cost Analysis, and select Cost Category Manager.
Select the Cost Category that you want to edit and click Edit.
In the Cost Category Properties dialog box, make any changes and click OK.

Delete a Cost Category

Cost Category can be created, edited and deleted for SRM components in Local Mode only.
For UNIX systems (e.g., AIX and HP-UX) where file systems are positioned on top of logical volumes (and not partitions), be sure to assign cost categories at the logical volume level. Assigning cost categories at the physical disk level will have no effect on the Cost Analysis reports for the associated clients.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To delete a cost category:

In the CommCell Browser, expand Cost Analysis, and select Cost Category Manager.
Select the Cost Category that you want to delete, then select Delete and click Yes to confirm deletion.

Assign Resource to a Cost Category

For UNIX systems (e.g., AIX and HP-UX) where file systems are positioned on top of logical volumes (and not partitions), be sure to assign cost categories at the logical volume level. Assigning cost categories at the physical disk level will have no effect on the Cost Analysis reports for the associated clients.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To assign resource to a cost category:

In the CommCell Browser, expand Cost Analysis, and select Cost Category Manager.
Select the Cost Category to which you want to assign disk or NAS volume and then select one of the SRM Agents.
Click Assign.
In the Assign Cost Category dialog box select the appropriate disk or NAS volume, and click OK.

Assign Billable Entity to a CommCell Object

Billable Entity can be assigned to CommCell objects only when the CommCell is registered with the CommNet Server.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To assign billable entity to a CommCell object:

Select Control Panel from the CommCell Console and click Billing Configuration.
Select a CommCell object, then select a billing department (as defined in the CommNet Browser) and click Apply.
Click OK.

Remove Association of a Billable Entity from a CommCell Object

Association of a Billable Entity can be removed from CommCell objects only when the CommCell is registered with the CommNet Server.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To dissociate a billable entity associated with a CommCell object:

Select Control Panel from the CommCell Console and click Billing Configuration.
Select a CommCell object whose billable entity you wish to remove and click Clear.
Click OK.

Assign Cost Category to Secondary Storage Device

Cost Category can be assigned to secondary storage devices only when the CommCell is registered with the CommNet Server.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To assign cost category to secondary storage device:

In the CommCell Browser, expand Storage Resources, and select Libraries.
Right click a storage device and click Properties.
Select the Library Properties (Cost Category) dialog box and click Details.
Select a cost category from the drop down list and click OK to close the Details dialog box.
Click OK.

View or Modify the Cost Category of a Drive Pool

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To view or modify the cost category of a drive pool:

From the appropriate CommCell Console, right-click a master drive pool and then click Properties.
From the Master Drive Pool Properties dialog box, click the Drive Pools tab.
From the Drive Pools tab, select a drive pool from the Associated Drive Pools pane, and then click Detail.
From the Drive Pool Properties dialog box, click the Cost Category tab.
The cost category assigned to this type of media is displayed in the Cost Category field. The cost category is appended with the word <auto> if it has been automatically assigned to the drive type based on the association in the software. You can select another cost category from the list, if necessary.
Click OK.

A CommCell must be registered with a CommNet Server in order to inherit cost categories for a drive pool. You can see these cost categories after a CommCell is successfully registered.
If another cost category is assigned to this drive type, the cost for the completed data protection operations using this drive type will be charged to the new cost category.

View or Modify the Cost Category of a Disk Library

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To view or modify the cost category of a disk library:

From the appropriate CommCell Console, right-click a disk library and then click Properties.
From the Library Properties dialog box, click the Cost Category tab.
The cost category assigned to this disk library is displayed in the Cost Category column. Click Detail to select another cost category from Cost Category Detail dialog box.
Click OK.

A CommCell must be registered with a CommNet Server in order to inherit cost categories for a disk library. You can see these cost categories after a CommCell is successfully registered.

View or Modify the Cost Category of a QR Scratch Volume Pool

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To view or modify the cost category of a QR scratch volume pool:

From the appropriate CommCell Console, right-click a QR scratch volume pool, and then click Set Cost Category. If this is a new scratch volume, from the Volume Configuration dialog box, click Assign from the Cost Category field of the General tab.
From the Select Cost Category for Scratch Volume dialog box, select a cost category from the list.
Click OK.

A CommCell must be registered with a CommNet Server in order to inherit cost categories for a QR scratch volume. You can see these cost categories after a CommCell is successfully registered.

View the Billing Department of a CommCell Object

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To view the billing department of a CommCell client, iDataAgent, backup set, or subclient:

From the appropriate CommCell Console, right-click a client, iDataAgent, backup set, or subclient, and then click Properties.
From the General tab of the appropriate Properties dialog box, the Billing Department field displays the name of the billing department.
Click OK.

A billing department must first be defined to be displayed in the Properties dialog box of the appropriate CommCell object.
To view the billing department, the CommCell must be registered with the CommNet Server, and a CommNet Agent must be installed on the CommServe computer of the CommCell.