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Configuring Usage Meter

Configuring Usage Meter

After you deployed VMware vCloud Usage Meter, configure it in VMware vSphere® Web Client. Find out how to configure Usage Meter in the following video.

In VMware vSphere® Web Client, complete the following steps:

  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 Network Connectivity, select HTTP proxy.

  6. Clear the Anonymous checkbox.

  7. 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.

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