Use the `tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container` Resource

This document describes how to manage a TiDB Cloud Dedicated network container using the tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container resource.

A network container is a logical networking resource that lets you define and manage a CIDR block (IP address range) for a specific project and region. This CIDR block is used for creating a VPC for TiDB Cloud Dedicated clusters and is required before setting up VPC peering in that region.

Before adding VPC peering requests to a region, you must first set a CIDR block for that region and create an initial TiDB Cloud Dedicated cluster. Once the first cluster is created, TiDB Cloud automatically creates the associated VPC, enabling you to establish a peering connection with your application's VPC.

The features of the tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container resource include the following:

Create TiDB Cloud Dedicated network containers.
Import TiDB Cloud Dedicated network containers.
Delete TiDB Cloud Dedicated network containers.

Note

TiDB Cloud Dedicated network containers cannot be modified or deleted if the status is ACTIVE. Make sure that the configuration of the tidbcloud_network_container resource is correct before you apply it.

Prerequisites

Get TiDB Cloud Terraform Provider v0.4.0 or later.

Create a TiDB Cloud Dedicated network container

You can create a TiDB Cloud Dedicated network container using the tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container resource.

The following example shows how to create a TiDB Cloud Dedicated network container.

Create a directory for the TiDB Cloud Dedicated network container and enter it.
Create a network_container.tf file:
```
terraform {
  required_providers {
    tidbcloud = {
      source = "tidbcloud/tidbcloud"
    }
  }
}

provider "tidbcloud" {
  public_key = "your_public_key"
  private_key = "your_private_key"
}

resource "tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container" "example" {
  project_id = "1372813089454000000"
  region_id = "aws-ap-northeast-2"
  cidr_notation = "172.16.16.0/21"
}
```
Use the resource block to define the resource of TiDB Cloud, including the resource type, resource name, and resource details.
- To use the tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container resource, set the resource type as tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container.
- For the resource name, you can define it as needed, for example, example.
- If you do not know how to get the values of the required arguments, see Set a CIDR for a Region.
- For more information about the TiDB Cloud Dedicated network container specification, see tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container (Resource).

Run the terraform apply command. It is not recommended to use terraform apply --auto-approve when you apply a resource.

$ terraform apply

Terraform used the selected providers to generate the following execution plan. Resource actions are indicated with the following symbols:
  + create

Terraform will perform the following actions:

    # tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container.example will be created
    + resource "tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container" "example" {
        + cidr_notation        = "172.16.16.0/21"
        + cloud_provider       = (known after apply)
        + labels               = (known after apply)
        + network_container_id = (known after apply)
        + project_id           = "1372813089454543324"
        + region_display_name  = (known after apply)
        + region_id            = "aws-ap-northeast-2"
        + state                = (known after apply)
        + vpc_id               = (known after apply)
    }

Plan: 1 to add, 0 to change, 0 to destroy.

Do you want to perform these actions?
    Terraform will perform the actions described above.
    Only 'yes' will be accepted to approve.

    Enter a value:

In the preceding result, Terraform generates an execution plan for you, which describes the actions Terraform will take:

You can check the differences between the configurations and the states.
You can also see the results of this apply. It will add a new resource, and no resource will be changed or destroyed.
known after apply indicates that you will get the corresponding value after apply.

If everything in your plan looks fine, type yes to continue:

Do you want to perform these actions?
  Terraform will perform the actions described above.
  Only 'yes' will be accepted to approve.

  Enter a value: yes

tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container.example: Creating...
tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container.example: Creation complete after 4s

The status of the resource will remain INACTIVE until you create a TiDB Cloud Dedicated cluster in the region of the TiDB Cloud Dedicated network container. Then, the status will change to ACTIVE.

Use the terraform show or terraform state show tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container.${resource-name} command to inspect the state of your resource. The former command shows the states of all resources and data sources.

$ terraform state show tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container.example          
# tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container.example:
resource "tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container" "example" {
    cidr_notation        = "172.16.16.0/21"
    cloud_provider       = "aws"
    labels               = {
        "tidb.cloud/project" = "1372813089454000000"
    }
    network_container_id = "1934235512696000000"
    project_id           = "1372813089454000000"
    region_display_name  = "Seoul (ap-northeast-2)"
    region_id            = "aws-ap-northeast-2"
    state                = "INACTIVE"
    vpc_id               = null
}

Import a TiDB Cloud Dedicated network container

For a TiDB Cloud Dedicated network container that is not managed by Terraform, you can use Terraform to manage it just by importing it.

For example, you can import a network container that is not created by Terraform.

Add an import block for the new tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container resource.
Add the following import block to your .tf file, replace example with a desired resource name, and replace ${id} with the format of cluster_id,network_container_id:
```
import {
  to = tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container.example
  id = "${id}"
}
```
Generate the new configuration file.
Generate the new configuration file for the new tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container resource according to the import block:
```
terraform plan -generate-config-out=generated.tf
```
Do not specify an existing .tf filename in the preceding command. Otherwise, Terraform will return an error.
Then the generated.tf file is created in the current directory, which contains the configuration of the imported resource.
Review and apply the generated configuration.
Review the generated configuration file to ensure that it meets your needs. Optionally, you can move the contents of this file to your preferred location.
Then, run terraform apply to import your infrastructure. After applying, the example output is as follows:
```
tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container.example: Importing... [id=10423692645683000000,example]
tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container.example: Import complete [id=10423692645683000000,example]

Apply complete! Resources: 1 imported, 0 added, 0 changed, 0 destroyed.
```

Now you can manage the imported TiDB Cloud Dedicated network container with Terraform.

Delete a TiDB Cloud Dedicated network container

To delete a TiDB Cloud Dedicated cluster, you can delete the configuration of the tidbcloud_dedicated_cluster resource, then use the terraform apply command to destroy the resource. However, you must ensure that the status of the TiDB Cloud Dedicated network container is not ACTIVE. If it is ACTIVE, you cannot delete it.

If the status is INACTIVE, you can delete it by running the following command:

  $ terraform apply
  tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container.example: Refreshing state...

  Terraform used the selected providers to generate the following execution plan. Resource actions are indicated with the following symbols:
    - destroy

  Terraform will perform the following actions:

    # tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container.example will be destroyed
    # (because tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container.example is not in configuration)
    - resource "tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container" "example" {
        - cidr_notation        = "172.16.16.0/21" -> null
        - cloud_provider       = "aws" -> null
        - labels               = {
            - "tidb.cloud/project" = "1372813089454000000"
          } -> null
        - network_container_id = "1934235512696000000" -> null
        - project_id           = "1372813089454000000" -> null
        - region_display_name  = "Seoul (ap-northeast-2)" -> null
        - region_id            = "aws-ap-northeast-2" -> null
        - state                = "INACTIVE" -> null
          # (1 unchanged attribute hidden)
      }

  Plan: 0 to add, 0 to change, 1 to destroy.

  Do you want to perform these actions?
    Terraform will perform the actions described above.
    Only 'yes' will be accepted to approve.

    Enter a value: yes

  tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container.example: Destroying...
  tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container.example: Destruction complete after 2s

  Apply complete! Resources: 0 added, 0 changed, 1 destroyed.

Now, if you run the terraform show command, it will show no managed resources because the resource has been cleared:

$ terraform show

Use the tidbcloud_dedicated_network_container Resource

Prerequisites

Create a TiDB Cloud Dedicated network container

Import a TiDB Cloud Dedicated network container

Delete a TiDB Cloud Dedicated network container

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