cannot create a VM from a diskless template without an ISO #274

[gudge25]

hi there
I am using this template
https://registry.terraform.io/providers/terra-farm/xenorchestra/latest/docs/resources/vm

so I created a file main.tf
with pretty same config from the example
(only template name is diff because i don't have the one that is in example)

https://pastebin.com/raw/qGQdCEUq

Terraform plan ->  OK
Terraform apply -> 
Error: cannot create a VM from a diskless template without an ISO │  │   with xenorchestra_vm.bar, │   on main.tf line 33, in resource "xenorchestra_vm" "bar": │   33: resource "xenorchestra_vm" "bar" { │

[AtaxyaNetwork]

@gudge25 Hi !

I think it's because of this:

data "xenorchestra_template" "template" {
    name_label = "Other install media"
}

You need to put the name of an existing template, as you can see in Home -> Template

[gudge25]

@AtaxyaNetwork
no it is existing

[gudge25]

@gudge25
i tried

data "xenorchestra_template" "template" {
    name_label = "CentOS 7"
}

and

data "xenorchestra_template" "template" {
    name_label = "Ubuntu Bionic Beaver 18.04"
}

same error

[AtaxyaNetwork]

@gudge25 You have two "type of template"

• The one used in the VM creation (which handle some parameter for XCP-ng, IIRC)
• The one used for terraform, which is a VM converted to a template

If you don't have template for the second use case, you can download it via the hub in XOA, or create a VM, install it and convert it to a template

Sorry if I wasn't very clear

[gudge25]

@AtaxyaNetwork thanks for reply
i want to achieve VM creation from
1-ISO
and/or
2-from Network (PXE installation )

so i need 2 templates

[AtaxyaNetwork]

@gudge25 Terraform is designed to deploy infrastructure based on VM template. If you need to create VM "manually", you'll need to use a client for XCP-ng, like Xen Orchestra

[gudge25]

@AtaxyaNetwork
ok for example
we have parameter

installation_method - (Optional) This cannot be used with cdrom. Possible values are network which allows a VM to boot via PXE.

so when i add it
installation_method = "network"
i have another error

xenorchestra_vm.bar: Creating...
╷
│ Error: jsonrpc2: code 10 message: invalid parameters: {"errors":[{"instancePath":"/installation/repository","schemaPath":"#/properties/installation/properties/repository/minLength","keyword":"minLength","params":{"limit":1},"message":"must NOT have fewer than 1 characters"}]}
│ 
│   with xenorchestra_vm.bar,
│   on main.tf line 33, in resource "xenorchestra_vm" "bar":
│   33: resource "xenorchestra_vm" "bar" {
│ 
╵

[AtaxyaNetwork]

@gudge25 I didn't find the installation method in the provider documentation
Can you show your full configuration ?

[gudge25]

@AtaxyaNetwork

https://registry.terraform.io/providers/terra-farm/xenorchestra/latest/docs/resources/vm

please

[gudge25]

@AtaxyaNetwork
https://pastebin.com/raw/q6qMn73M

and file

cloud_config.tftpl file used by the cloudinit templating.

#cloud-config
hostname: ${hostname}
fqdn: ${hostname}.${domain}
package_upgrade: true