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  1. Go to Infrastructure view

    Open the Infrastructure view
  2. Go to the Private tab, click the + add button

  3. Enter the Name of the datacenter and the Location. Click Next

    Create a datacenter
  4. Enter the IP address of the monolithic Abiquo server, and click Duplicate IP addresses to copy the remote service locations

  5. To use Catalogue features such as OVA template upload, for the Appliance manager, change the protocol to HTTPS and the port to 443

  6. Click Accept to use this remote services configuration for the datacenter.

    Create a datacenter with remote services

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  1. Configure the Abiquo server to use LDAP authentication. See LDAP and active directory integration. Please review the documentation as you will need to manually edit the configuration files.

  2. Assign the LDAP groups or OpenID groups to User roles as external roles. A user in matching groups will be assigned the Abiquo Role

    • Example for OpenID:

      • id=admins,ou=group,o=qa,ou=services,dc=openam,dc=forgerock,dc=org

    • Examples for LDAP:

      • ldap_group_01

      • ldap_group_02

  3. Log in to Abiquo using the credentials of an LDAP or OpenID user in the Abiquo group.

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Prerequisites

  • A working Cloud Management Platform (CMP) and populated Catalogue

Steps:

  1. To create an extra charge with a cost code for resource pricing

    1. Go to Pricing → Extra charges

    2. Click the + add button

    3. Enter the details and initial prices

  2. Configure a VM template in the Catalogue

  3. Edit the VM template and go to the Extra charges tab

  4. Select the appropriate Extra charges for the VM template


    When you create or edit a hardware profile, you can also assign an extra charge.

  5. When you create a VM you can also assign extra charges

  6. You can use the extra charge with a cost code to track a VM or hardware profile in the Abiquo database either for licensing or charge back.

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