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name: vmwaresolutions-usage_meter-add
title: Adding VMware products to Usage Meter
description: As of 17 July 2025, new automated installations of Red Hat® OpenShift® for VMware® are no longer available for new or existing deployments of VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instances. You can still use or delete your existing Red Hat OpenShift for VMware automated installations until 16 July 2026. The service will no longer be available from 17 July 2026.
last-updated: 2026-05-18
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Adding VMware products to Usage Meter 
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As of 17 July 2025, new automated installations of Red Hat® OpenShift® for VMware® are no longer available for new or existing deployments of VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instances. You can still use or delete your existing Red Hat OpenShift for VMware automated installations until 16 July 2026. The service will no longer be available from 17 July 2026.
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To add various VMware products to Usage Meter, complete the following procedures from the VMware vCloud Usage Meter web interface.

## Adding vCenter Server to Usage Meter 
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To add vCenter Server to Usage Meter, complete the following steps:

1. Under **Products**, select **vCenter/Cloud Foundation** and click **Add**.
2. Enter the following information:
   * **Endpoint**: The IP address or the hostname (recommended if the IP address was reassigned) of the vCenter Server virtual machine (VM). The port number is 443.
   * **Username**: A vCenter Server username with administrator privileges.
   * **Password**: The user password.
   * If you have an external PSC, select the **Use External Platform Services Controller (PSC)** checkbox.
   * **PSC Endpoint**: The external PSC IP address or hostname. The port number is 7444.
   * Keep default values for all the other fields.

3. Click **Add**. The endpoint is displayed in the vCenter/Cloud Foundation table with a status of **Please accept certificate**.
4. Click the status, accept the certificate, and verify that the status changes to **OK**.

## Adding NSX to Usage Meter 
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To add VMware NSX® to Usage Meter, complete the following steps:

1. Under **Products**, select **NSX-T™**. Click **Add** and enter the following information:
   * **Endpoint**: The IP address or the hostname (recommended if the IP address was reassigned) of the NSX-T Manager instance. The port number is 443. For more information, see [Add an NSX Data Center Instance for vDefend for Metering in VCF Usage Meter](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vcf/usage-meter/9-1/vcf-usage-meter-deployment-and-administration-guide/managing-the-metering-in-um/add-nsx-t.html){: external}.
   * **Username**: An NSX username with administrator privileges.
   * **Password**: The user password.

2. Click **Add**. The endpoint is displayed in the NSX-T table, with a status of **Please accept certificate**.
3. Click the status, accept the certificate, and verify that the status changes to **OK**.

## Adding Aria Operations to Usage Meter 
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To add VMware Aria® Operations™ to Usage Meter, complete the following steps:

1. Under **Products**, select **Aria Operations** and click **Add**.
2. Enter the following information:
   * **Endpoint**: The IP address or the hostname (recommended if the IP address was reassigned) of your Aria Operations for Networks instance. The port number is 443. For more information, see [Add a VCF Operations for Networks Instance for Metering in VCF Usage Meter](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vcf/usage-meter/9-1/vcf-usage-meter-deployment-and-administration-guide/managing-the-metering-in-um/add-vrni.html){: external}.
   * **Username**: An Aria Operations for Networks username with administrator privileges.
   * **Password**: The user password.

3. Click **Add**. The endpoint is displayed in the Aria Operations table with a status of **Please accept certificate**.
4. Click the status, accept the certificate, and verify that the status changes to **OK**.

## Adding other VMware products to Usage Meter 
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Use the previous procedures to add the following products to Usage Meter:
* Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Multi-Cloud
* VMware Aria® Automation™
* VMware Aria Operations™ for Networks
* VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
* VMware Avi Load Balancer (formerly NSX Advanced Load Balancer)
* VMware Cloud Director™
* VMware Cloud Director Availability (VCDA)
* vRealize Automation 7 (legacy) - applicable only for environments with vRealize 7 and that do not have Aria.

## Related links
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* [Deploying Usage Meter](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-usage_meter-deploy&format=markdown)
* [Configuring Usage Meter](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-usage_meter-config&format=markdown)
* [Registering Usage Meter with IBM](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-usage_meter-register&format=markdown)