HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide First Edition (T4283-96026, August 2006)

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chargeback capacity for an Oracle instance named RETAIL. Noticed the chargeback capacity is
.89 GB.
Figure 82 Chargeback Capacity
If you were to view the Oracle instance RETAIL in Capacity Manager, you would be shown the
local and network capacity, which is a total of 1,042 MB, as shown in the following figure. Of the
1,042 MB, 133 MB is on a local drive. The rest (909 MB) is on a network drive. Convert 909 MB
to gigabytes (0.887 GB) and round the output (0.89 GB), the capacity in Capacity Manager
matches the number in Chargeback Manager.
Figure 83 Capacity in Capacity Manager
How a Depreciation Method Is Calculated
This section describes the following:
• ”Calculating Straight Line Depreciation” on page 623
• ”Calculating Fixed Declining Balance” on page 624
• ”Calculating Double Declining Balance” on page 626
Calculating Straight Line Depreciation
When the management server calculates straight line depreciation, it calculates depreciation
based on a fixed rate. These instructions describe how the management server performs the