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vcd	Provider: vCloudDirector	docs-vcd-index	The vCloud Director provider is used to interact with the resources supported by vCloud Director. The provider needs to be configured with the proper credentials before it can be used.

vCloud Director Provider

The vCloud Director provider is used to interact with the resources supported by vCloud Director. The provider needs to be configured with the proper credentials before it can be used.

Use the navigation to the left to read about the available resources.

~> NOTE: The vCloud Director Provider currently represents initial support and therefore may undergo significant changes as the community improves it.

Example Usage

# Configure the vCloud Director Provider
provider "vcd" {
	user     = "${var.vcd_user}"
	password = "${var.vcd_pass}"
	org      = "${var.vcd_org}"
	url      = "${var.vcd_url}"
	vdc      = "${var.vcd_vdc}"
}

# Create a new network
resource "vcd_network" "net" {
    ...
}

Argument Reference

The following arguments are used to configure the vCloud Director Provider:

• user - (Required) This is the username for vCloud Director API operations. Can also be specified with the VCD_USER environment variable.
• password - (Required) This is the password for vCloud Director API operations. Can also be specified with the VCD_PASSWORD environment variable.
• org - (Required) This is the vCloud Director Org on which to run API operations. Can also be specified with the VCD_ORG environment variable.
• url - (Required) This is the URL for the vCloud Director API. Can also be specified with the VCD_URL environment variable.
• vdc - (Optional) This is the virtual datacenter within vCloud Director to run API operations against. If not set the plugin will select the first virtual datacenter available to your Org. Can also be specified with the VCD_VDC environment variable.