In VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, pricing policies are configured within VCF Operations (Costing and Chargeback).

From the VCF 9.0 documentation under Cost and Chargeback Configuration:

“Base Settings define the default cost drivers for CPU, memory, and storage that apply across clusters unless overridden by a custom policy.”

To meet the requirement:

CPU, memory, and storage pricing must be identical across all clusters.

A new policy named Resources must be created and applied globally.

Thus:

1️⃣ Create a new policy under Base Settings for resource cost (Option A)

This satisfies:

Same CPU, memory, and storage cost across clusters.

From the documentation regarding policy hierarchy:

“When a custom cost policy is set as default, it applies to all objects that do not have a more specific policy assigned.”

2️⃣ Set “Resources” as the default policy (Option E)

This ensures:

All clusters inherit this pricing model.

Other unspecified settings fall back to default behavior.

From documentation regarding overrides:

“Specific object types such as clusters can have additional cost components defined through child policies that override parent policy settings.”

3️⃣ Create a child policy under “Resources” for SAP HANA cluster VM setup charges (Option F)

This satisfies:

VM setup charges applied only to SAP HANA cluster.

Other clusters remain unaffected.

All other settings remain default.

Why Other Options Are Incorrect

B – Setting Default Policy as default contradicts requirement to create a new named policy “Resources.”

C – VM setup charges should not be in Base Settings (would apply globally).

D – Incorrect hierarchy; policies are structured under custom policy trees, not under “Default Policy” in this context.

Document References (VCF 9.0):

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 → VCF Operations → Costing and Chargeback

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 → Policy Inheritance and Overrides

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 → Base Settings and Custom Cost Policies