Unable to execute a terraform plan

[T0myC]

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Terraform

v1.6.3

Terraform Provider

v2.5.1

VMware vSphere

v7.0

Description

I try to create VM on a vSphere server using terraform.
In order to test my connection with my server, I try to get the content of the datacenter by using the vsphere_datacenter DataSource but it doesn't work.

Affected Resources or Data Sources

data/vsphere_datacenter

Terraform Configuration

terraform {
  required_providers {
    vsphere = {
      source  = "hashicorp/vsphere"
      version = "2.5.1"
    }
  }
}

provider "vsphere" {
  user                         = var.user
  password                 = var.passwd
  vsphere_server        = var.server
  allow_unverified_ssl = true
}

data "vsphere_datacenter" "datacenter" {
  name = var.datacenter
}

Debug Output

│ Error: invalid character '<' looking for beginning of value
│
│ with provider["registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/vsphere"],
│ on main.tf line 10, in provider "vsphere":
│ 10: provider "vsphere" {

Panic Output

No response

Expected Behavior

Get the informations about cluster

Actual Behavior

Get the error : "invalid character '<' looking for beginning of value"

Steps to Reproduce

Copy the code above and execute a terraform plan.

Environment Details

The vSphere server is in OVH private cloud secure by 2FA.

Screenshots

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References

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[tenthirtyam]

A redacted. but similar example of the datacenter name would need to be provided.

│ Error: invalid character '<' looking for beginning of value
│
│ with provider["registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/vsphere"],
│ on main.tf line 10, in provider "vsphere":
│ 10: provider "vsphere" {

Looks like an issue in your variable name.

[T0myC]

My variable var.server is "nameserver.ovh.com".
There is not '<' caracter.

[tenthirtyam]

More details are ideal for assistance.

Here are some examples of mine that may help in case it's syntax related.

https://github.com/tenthirtyam/terrafom-examples-vmware/tree/main/vsphere/vsphere-virtual-machine

[T0myC]

Sorry but I don't know which details I could add because of the simplicity of the test ...
I just want to do what you have done at the beggining of each of your terraform file (get datcenter info).

It seems like the connection with the vSphere is OK because when I enter a wrong password or a wrong server name, I have the error saying : error setting up new vSphere SOAP client : Incorrect password/username or no such host.

It's like the API return HTML (so beginning by '<') and terraform was expecting something else.

[tenthirtyam]

Try the same connection with govc in govmomi.

[T0myC]

When I try the same connection with govc, it works properly

[T0myC]

Anyone has an idea please ?

[louisquentinjoucla]

Hey!

All routes are not whitelisted with ovh 2FA! You need to setup a whitelist. Please read:
https://help.ovhcloud.com/csm/en-gb-vmware-use-2fa?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0046140

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