Error with validating and applying the code

[alifiroozabadi]

When I use "terraform -validate" I get these error :
│ Error: Unsupported block type
│
│ on main.tf line 112:
│ 112: provisioner "file" {
│
│ Blocks of type "provisioner" are not expected here.
╵
╷
│ Error: Unsupported block type
│
│ on main.tf line 117:
│ 117: provisioner "local-exec" {
│
│ Blocks of type "provisioner" are not expected here.

If I use both provisioner blocks and in the (resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "standalone") block the error change to :
│ Error: Missing required argument
│
│ on main.tf line 100, in resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "standalone":
│ 100: provisioner "local-exec" {
│
│ The argument "command" is required, but no definition was found.
╵
╷
│ Error: Unsupported argument
│
│ on main.tf line 101, in resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "standalone":
│ 101: inline = [
│
│ An argument named "inline" is not expected here.

I edited provisioners code with this and I can validate the code:

Run command on the local machine to run Ansible

provisioner "local-exec" {
command = "ansible-playbook playbook.yml"
}

But when I use "terraform apply " , after cloning from template the cli return this error :
Error: error reconfiguring virtual machine: error reconfiguring virtual machine: Invalid operation for device '3'.
│
│ with vsphere_virtual_machine.standalone,
│ on main.tf line 53, in resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "standalone":
│ 53: resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "standalone" {

Did anyone face with this error ?

[alifiroozabadi]

I found some useful links about ""Invalid operation for device '3'"", it seems it's a bug about vSphere provider and also reported here: hashicorp/terraform-provider-vsphere#1016
The workaround suggested here in the link below:
""https://sestegra.medium.com/contribute-to-open-source-2bd2a738d6d5""
I should use vSphere provider below "1.15.0"

[stefangweichinger]

When I use "terraform -validate" I get these error : │ Error: Unsupported block type │ │ on main.tf line 112: │ 112: provisioner "file" { │ │ Blocks of type "provisioner" are not expected here. ╵ ╷ │ Error: Unsupported block type │ │ on main.tf line 117: │ 117: provisioner "local-exec" { │ │ Blocks of type "provisioner" are not expected here.

If I use both provisioner blocks and in the (resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "standalone") block the error change to : │ Error: Missing required argument │ │ on main.tf line 100, in resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "standalone": │ 100: provisioner "local-exec" { │ │ The argument "command" is required, but no definition was found. ╵ ╷ │ Error: Unsupported argument │ │ on main.tf line 101, in resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "standalone": │ 101: inline = [ │ │ An argument named "inline" is not expected here.

I also hit the first error with Blocks of type "provisioner" are not expected here.. Unsure how to proceed, would you share your changes, @alifiroozabadi ?

[alifiroozabadi]

When I use "terraform -validate" I get these error : │ Error: Unsupported block type │ │ on main.tf line 112: │ 112: provisioner "file" { │ │ Blocks of type "provisioner" are not expected here. ╵ ╷ │ Error: Unsupported block type │ │ on main.tf line 117: │ 117: provisioner "local-exec" { │ │ Blocks of type "provisioner" are not expected here.
If I use both provisioner blocks and in the (resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "standalone") block the error change to : │ Error: Missing required argument │ │ on main.tf line 100, in resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "standalone": │ 100: provisioner "local-exec" { │ │ The argument "command" is required, but no definition was found. ╵ ╷ │ Error: Unsupported argument │ │ on main.tf line 101, in resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "standalone": │ 101: inline = [ │ │ An argument named "inline" is not expected here.

I also hit the first error with Blocks of type "provisioner" are not expected here.. Unsure how to proceed, would you share your changes, @alifiroozabadi ?

Using VMware provider 1.15.0 worked for me.
You can find my working code here :
https://github.com/alifiroozabadi/Terraform-Vsphere/tree/main/Create-VM