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vsphere	vSphere: vsphere_virtual_machine	docs-vsphere-resource-virtual-machine	Provides a vSphere virtual machine resource. This can be used to create, modify, and delete virtual machines.

vsphere_virtual_machine

Provides a vSphere virtual machine resource. This can be used to create, modify, and delete virtual machines.

Example Usage

resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "web" {
  name   = "terraform_web"
  vcpu   = 2
  memory = 4096

  network_interface {
    label = "VM Network"
  }

  disk {
    size = 1
    iops = 500
  }
}

Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

name - (Required) The virtual machine name
vcpu - (Required) The number of virtual CPUs to allocate to the virtual machine
memory - (Required) The amount of RAM (in MB) to allocate to the virtual machine
datacenter - (Optional) The name of a Datacenter in which to launch the virtual machine
cluster - (Optional) Name of a Cluster in which to launch the virtual machine
resource_pool (Optional) The name of a Resource Pool in which to launch the virtual machine
gateway - (Optional) Gateway IP address to use for all network interfaces
domain - (Optional) A FQDN for the virtual machine; defaults to "vsphere.local"
time_zone - (Optional) The time zone to set on the virtual machine. Defaults to "Etc/UTC"
dns_suffixes - (Optional) List of name resolution suffixes for the virtual network adapter
dns_servers - (Optional) List of DNS servers for the virtual network adapter; defaults to 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4
network_interface - (Required) Configures virtual network interfaces; see Network Interfaces below for details.
disk - (Required) Configures virtual disks; see Disks below for details
boot_delay - (Optional) Time in seconds to wait for machine network to be ready.

Network Interfaces

Network interfaces support the following attributes:

label - (Required) Label to assign to this network interface
ip_address - (Optional) Static IP to assign to this network interface. Interface will use DHCP if this is left blank.
subnet_mask - (Optional) Subnet mask to use when statically assigning an IP.

Disks

Disks support the following attributes:

template - (Required if size not provided) Template for this disk.
datastore - (Optional) Datastore for this disk
size - (Required if template not provided) Size of this disk (in GB).
iops - (Optional) Number of virtual iops to allocate for this disk.

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