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To ensure that metrics-utility continues to work as configured, clear your report directories of outdated reports regularly.