Unable to locate the Usage Meter name in the cloud console portal required for downloading the report.

Products

• VMware Usage Meter

Issue/Introduction

The User permissions defined at vCenter level does not have permission to collect all vCenter data.

Environment

VCF Usage Meter 9.x

Resolution

Steps to resolve the issue:

1. Log in to the vCenter by using the vSphere Client.
2. Select Administration and click Global Permissions in the Access Control area.
3. Click Add.
4. If you have configured an external identity provider for federated authentication, the domain of that identity provider is available to select in the Domain drop-down menu.
5. Select the user or group that will have the privileges defined by the selected role.
   a. From the Domain drop-down menu, select the domain for the user or group.
   b. Enter a name in the Search box.
   The system searches user names and group names.
   c. Select the user or group.
6. Select the Propagate to children check box.
   If you assign a global permission and do not select Propagate to children, the users or groups associated with this permission do not have access to the objects in the hierarchy. They only have access to some global functionality such as creating roles.
7. Click OK.

Additional Information

Add a Global Permission