VMware vCloud Usage Meter is an appliance that is installed on VMware vSphere Client™. It meters and collects consumption data on products that are part of the VMware Cloud Provider Program (formerly called VMware Service Provider Program or VSPP) bundles and also generates reports.

Service providers send the monthly data reports to their VMware Cloud Provider Program aggregator for diagnostic purposes.

The VMware Cloud Provider will need to install and configure the usage meter for this solution. The provider may already have a centralized usage meter implementation that they want to leverage for this solution.

The current version of VMware Cloud Provider Program usage meter supports up to: