ibm_compute_vm_instance always recreating resource

[vknemanavar]

Hi there,

I am using Terraform 0.12.29 and ibm cloud provider plugin v1.11.0. I am able to create vsi using version which mentioned, but there is issue after creation when I rerun again it is destroying existing vsi and recreating, even if there is no change in the vm configuration. terraform command output what I can see is "- os_reference_code = "REDHAT_7_64" -> null # forces replacement " though I have not use os_reference_code in my code, I have used image_id in my code. It is weird issue I am seeing, appreciate any help

Terraform Version

Terraform v0.12.29

Affected Resource(s)

Please list the resources as a list, for example:

• ibm_compute_vm_instance

Terraform Configuration Files

resource "ibm_compute_vm_instance" "vm" {
--
  | count           = var.vm_count
  | hostname        = var.hostname
  | domain          = var.domain
  | image_id        = var.image_id
  | datacenter      = var.datacenter
  | hourly_billing  = var.hourly_billing
  | cores           = var.cores
  | memory          = var.memory
  | disks           = [var.disks]
  | local_disk      = var.local_disk
  | public_vlan_id  = var.public_vlan_id
  | private_vlan_id = var.private_vlan_id
  | ssh_key_ids     = [var.ssh_key_ids]
  | }

Expected Behavior

It shouldn't recreate the resource since there is no change in the configuration when we re run next attempt

Actual Behavior

It is destroying existing resource and creating new one even though there is no change in the configuration

Steps to Reproduce

Please list the steps required to reproduce the issue, for example:

1. terraform init
2. terraform plan
3. terraform apply
4. After successful creation of resource just rerunning it again
5. terraform init
6. terraform plan - tells it is going to add 1 resource and destroy 1 resource even though there is no change in the configuration
7. terraform apply - It destroys the existing resource and create new one even though there is no change in the configuration

Important Factoids

• None

References

• No

[hkantare]

fixed in latest release
https://github.com/IBM-Cloud/terraform-provider-ibm/releases/tag/v1.14.0