This new feature will make usage data available through the Abiquo API and it is aimed at reseller environments. It will offer a new way to provide flat VM hour pricing to tenants while enabling you to offer volume discounts for resellers in the hierarchy.
VM usage data
The report endpoints under reports methods of the new “cost usage” API endpoint resource provide VM usage in hours for the platform, per tenant, and for a tenant hierarchy. The data for the tenant hierarchy is aggregated using the reseller and key node tags.
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| Report | Description |
|---|---|
Platform | Report on all usage of the the platform |
Reseller | Collection of reports on the resellers of the platform |
| Key node | Collection of reports on usage per key-node enterprise (aggregating all the subsidiary enterprises). You must supply a reseller enterprise link/resellerCode or keyNode enterprise links |
| Enterprises | Collection of reports on usage per enterprise. You must supply a link to an enterprise key node or links to enterprises. |
| Account | Collection of reports on usage per account (accountId attribute) and you can filter them by providing a reseller enterprise link, an enterprise key-node link, or accountId values |
| Details | Collection of reports on usage per VM. You must supply a link to an enterprise key node or links to enterprises. |
See https://wiki.abiquo.com/api/latest/CostUsageResource.html
Time zones
In the database, the time zones are stored in UTC format. The default billing period is from day 1 of the previous month in UTC format.
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