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+page_title: "hpegl_vmaas_instance_disk_type Data Source - terraform-provider-hpegl"
+subcategory: "vmaas"
+description: |-
+  The hpegl_vmaas_instance_disk_type data source can be used to discover the ID of a disk type.
+  This can then be used with resources or data sources that require a hpegl_vmaas_instance_disk_type,
+  such as the hpegl_vmaas_instance resource.
+---
+# hpegl_vmaas_instance_disk_type (Data Source)
+
+The hpegl_vmaas_instance_disk_type data source can be used to discover the ID of a disk type.
+		This can then be used with resources or data sources that require a hpegl_vmaas_instance_disk_type,
+		such as the hpegl_vmaas_instance resource.
+
+## Example Usage
+
+```terraform
+# (C) Copyright 2024 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
+
+data "hpegl_vmaas_instance_disk_type" "vmaas_cloud_vmware_thin_lazy" {
+  name      = "thick (lazy zero)"
+  cloud_id  = data.hpegl_vmaas_cloud.cloud.id
+  layout_id = data.hpegl_vmaas_layout.vmware.id
+}
+```
+
+<!-- schema generated by tfplugindocs -->
+## Schema
+
+### Required
+
+- `cloud_id` (String) Unique ID to identify a cloud.
+- `layout_id` (String) Unique ID to identify a layout.
+- `name` (String) Name of the disk type as it appears on HPE GreenLake for private cloud dashboard. If there is no disk type with this name, a 'NOT FOUND' error will returned.
+
+### Read-Only
+
+- `id` (String) The ID of this resource.
+
+
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+# (C) Copyright 2024 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
+
+data "hpegl_vmaas_instance_disk_type" "vmaas_cloud_vmware_thin_lazy" {
+  name      = "thick (lazy zero)"
+  cloud_id  = data.hpegl_vmaas_cloud.cloud.id
+  layout_id = data.hpegl_vmaas_layout.vmware.id
+}
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