ManageIQ

 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ManageIQ is an open source cloud management platform . It was founded by Red Hat as a community project in 2014, and forms the basis for its CloudForms product. It allows centralized management of various virtualization, private cloud, public cloud, containers, and software defined networking technologies. 

 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++  https://www.hashicorp.com/resources/creating-terraform-provider-for-anything +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++    You can have any resource that is backed by any form of an API . It can be . It can be JSON API , JRPC , XML API . Any type of resource that is backed by an API can be turned into a Terraform Provider . Terraform is a state Machine . terraform is acting as a frontend client .

 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++  https://gitter.im/ManageIQ/manageiq   https://github.com/GSLabDev/terraform-provider-cloudforms  https://confluence.8x8.com:8443/display/OP/Cloud+Management+Platform Terraform : https://github.com/GSLabDev/terraform-provider-cloudforms We need something like this https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/vsphere/latest/docs Search using cloudform rather than ManageIQ for searching the material -- Dinesh   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ RedHat : ManageIQ - Provider : https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/master-manageiq-helpful-howto-videos  +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In this video we are going to see how to add a VMWare infrastructure provider  to your manageIQ environment . When you first login into the appliance you are brought into the Dashboard screen . Go to Infrastructure -- Providers  Click on Configuration -- Infrastructure providers -- Configuration -- Discover Infrastructure provider In this case we will choose VMWare   Even though I know the exact IP Address of the providers I am going to type in that as the IP Range , because through discover you get a more accurate information and then you just click add.   You will have a message Discovery Successfully Initiated.   Next things I need to add is credentials to it so that I can refresh all of its relation...