Generate consumption-based billing reports with the metrics-utility
The Ansible Automation Platform metrics utility tool (metrics-utility) is a command-line utility that is installed on a system containing an instance of automation controller.
When installed and configured, metrics-utility gathers billing-related metrics from your system and creates a consumption-based billing report. The metrics-utility tool is especially suited for users who have multiple managed hosts and want to use consumption-based billing. After a report is generated, it is deposited in a target location that you specify in the configuration file.
metrics-utility collects two types of data from your system: configuration data and reporting data.
The configuration data includes the following information:
- Version information for automation controller and for the operating system
- Subscription information
- The base URL
The reporting data includes the following information:
- Job name and ID
- Hostname
- Inventory name
- Organization name
- Project name
- Success or failure information
- Report date and time
To ensure that metrics-utility continues to work as configured, clear your report directories of outdated reports regularly.