Terraform module which creates a vCenter Server Appliance virtual machine in a vSphere environment.
The module presently assumes you are deploying from a machine with bash, curl, and jq installed.
The module has been tested with:
VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-7.0.1.00200-17327517_OVF10.ovaVMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-7.0.2.00000-17694817_OVF10.ova
Other versions may or may not work correctly.
| Name | Version |
|---|---|
| terraform | >= 0.13 |
| vsphere | >= 1.25.0 |
| Name | Version |
|---|---|
| random | n/a |
| vsphere | >= 1.25.0 |
No Modules.
| Name |
|---|
| random_password |
| vsphere_ovf_vm_template |
| vsphere_virtual_machine |
| Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpu_count_override | The number of CPUs the vCenter Server Appliance should have. Defaults to 0 which uses the CPU count of the deployment selected. | number |
0 |
no |
| datacenter_id | The ID of the dataceter the vCenter Server Appliance should be created in. | string |
n/a | yes |
| datastore_id | The ID of the datastore the vCenter Server Appliance should be created in. | string |
n/a | yes |
| deployment_size | The deployment size of the vCenter Server Appliances. Defaults to "tiny". | string |
"tiny" |
no |
| dns | The DNS server(s) for the vCenter Server Appliance. This defaults to "" which results in DHCP being used. Must be set if a static IP is set in ip_address. |
string |
"" |
no |
| enable_ceip | Should the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) be enabled for the vCenter Server Appliance? Defaults to false |
bool |
false |
no |
| enable_ssh | Should SSH be enabled on the vCenter Server Appliance? Defaults to false. |
bool |
false |
no |
| folder_name | The name of the vm folder the vCenter Server Appliance should be created in. | string |
n/a | yes |
| gateway | The gateway of the vCenter Server Appliance. This defaults to "" which results in DHCP being used. Must be set if a static IP is set in ip_address |
string |
"" |
no |
| host_system_id | The ID of the host system that the vCenter Server Appliance OVA will be initially deployed on. | string |
n/a | yes |
| hostname | The FQDN of the vCenter Server Appliance. DNS records must exist ahead of provisioning or DDNS must be working in the environment. | string |
n/a | yes |
| ip_address | The IP address of the vCenter Server Appliance. This defaults to "" which results in DHCP being used. | string |
"" |
no |
| mac_address | The MAC address of the vCenter Server Appliance. This defaults to "" which results in a MAC address being generated. | string |
"" |
no |
| memory_override | The ammount of memory the vCenter Server Appliance should have. Defaults to 0 which uses the memory size of the deployment selected. | number |
0 |
no |
| network_id | The ID of the network the vCenter Server Appliance should be attached to. | string |
n/a | yes |
| ntp | The NTP server for the vCenter Server Appliance. Defaults to "pool.ntp.org". | string |
"pool.ntp.org" |
no |
| ova_path | The full path to the vCenter Server Appliance OVA. | string |
n/a | yes |
| prefix | The subnet of the vCenter Server Appliance in CIDR format. This defaults to null. Must be set if a static IP is set in ip_address. |
number |
null |
no |
| provisioner_timeout | The max amount of time to wait in minutes for the vCenter Server Appliance to become available after provisioning | number |
60 |
no |
| resource_pool_id | The ID of the resource pool the vCenter Server Appliance should be created in. | string |
n/a | yes |
| sso_domain_name | The name of the internal SSO domain. Defaults to "vsphere.local". | string |
"vsphere.local" |
no |
| root_password | Password of the appliance root account. Defaults to null. If unset, a random password will be generated. |
string |
n/a | no |
| administrator_password | Password of the administrator of the SSO domain. Defaults to null. If unset, a random password will be generated. |
string |
n/a | no |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| administrator_password | The password of the default VMware SSO Administrator. |
| administrator_user | The full username of the default VMware SSO Administrator. |
| root_password | The root password that was generated for the vCenter Server Appliance. |