What is the reason for this behavior?

An administrator created a pricing card for a new environment. After the pricing card was created and attached, the administrator immediately checked-the cost dashboard but only sees zero prices for the VMs in the new environment.

What is the reason for this behavior?
A . The prices are only available for ESXi hosts.
B . A cost-based pricing card was created.
C . The cost calculation has not run yet.
D . The pricing card was not attached to the VM resource.

View Answer

Answer: C

Explanation:

According to the VMware vRealize Operations Reference Materials, the reason for seeing zero prices for the VMs in the new environment after creating and attaching a pricing card is that the cost calculation has not run yet. The cost calculation is a process that runs every 24 hours by default, and it updates the cost information for all the objects in the inventory based on the assigned pricing cards. Therefore, the administrator needs to wait for the next cost calculation cycle to see the updated prices for the VMs in the new environment. The other options are incorrect because they are either false or irrelevant. The prices are not only available for ESXi hosts, but for any object that has a pricing card attached. A cost-based pricing card can be used to calculate the cost of an object based on its actual resource consumption, and it does not result in zero prices. The pricing card was attached to the VM resource, otherwise the administrator would not see the pricing card name in the cost dashboard.

References: Pricing Overview; Cost Calculation; Create a Pricing Card