vsphere_host

The vsphere_host data source can be used to discover the ID of a vSphere host. This can then be used with resources or data sources that require a host managed object reference ID.

Example Usage

data "vsphere_datacenter" "datacenter" {
  name = "dc1"
}

data "vsphere_host" "host" {
  name          = "esxi1"
  datacenter_id = "${data.vsphere_datacenter.datacenter.id}"
}

Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

• datacenter_id - (Required) The managed object reference ID of a datacenter.
• name - (Optional) The name of the host. This can be a name or path. Can be omitted if there is only one host in your inventory.

NOTE: When used against an ESXi host directly, this data source always fetches the server's host object ID, regardless of what is entered into name.

Attribute Reference

• id - The managed objectID of this host.
• resource_pool_id - The managed object ID of the host's root resource pool.

Note that the resource pool referenced by resource_pool_id is dependent on the target host's state - if it's a standalone host, the resource pool will belong to the host only, however if it is a member of a cluster, the resource pool will be the root for the entire cluster.