No import support for google_compute_global_forwarding_rule? DR setup for Global LB

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This issue was originally opened by @siulcode as hashicorp/terraform#16488. It was migrated here as a result of the provider split. The original body of the issue is below.

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Hi there,

It looks like there's no import support for google_compute_global_forwarding_rule?
There is however support for google_compute_forwarding_rule.

I'm trying to add an extra HTTP backend (as our DR plan) to a global Google Load balancer, but I'm getting the below message that it is not supported.

Is there a future release on this, or a better way to accomplish this?

Terraform Version

$ terraform -v
Terraform v0.10.8

Terraform Configuration Files

resource "google_compute_region_instance_group_manager" "webservers-dr" {
  name = "webapp-igm"

  base_instance_name = "production-web"
  instance_template  = "${google_compute_instance_template.webserver-dr.self_link}"
  region             = "us-central1"
  target_size        = 2
}

resource "google_compute_http_health_check" "webapp-dr" {
  name                = "webapp-healthcheck"
  request_path        = "/health/check"
  check_interval_sec  = 5
  timeout_sec         = 3
  healthy_threshold   = 6
  unhealthy_threshold = 3
}

resource "google_compute_backend_service" "webapp-dr" {
  name        = "webapp-backendsvc-df"
  description = "Terraform auto-generated backend service DR version. Serves website.com"
  port_name   = "http"
  protocol    = "HTTP"
  timeout_sec = 10
  enable_cdn  = false

  backend {
    group = "${google_compute_region_instance_group_manager.webservers-dr.instance_group}"
  }

  health_checks = ["${google_compute_http_health_check.webapp-dr.self_link}"]
}

resource "google_compute_global_forwarding_rule" "website-forwardingrule-dr" {
  name       = "${var.env_name}-fr-website-lb-http"
  target     = "${google_compute_backend_service.webapp-dr.self_link}"
  port_range = "80"
}

Expected Behavior

What should have happened?

For Regional forwarding rules it works:

terraform import -var-file=../environments/sandbox.uscentral1.tfvars google_compute_forwarding_rule.enableto-forwardingrule-dr sandbox-cf-ws-https
google_compute_forwarding_rule.enableto-forwardingrule-dr: Importing from ID "sandbox-cf-ws-https"...
google_compute_forwarding_rule.enableto-forwardingrule-dr: Import complete!
Imported google_compute_forwarding_rule (ID: sandbox-cf-ws-https)
google_compute_forwarding_rule.enableto-forwardingrule-dr: Refreshing state... (ID: sandbox-cf-ws-https)

Import successful!

The resources that were imported are shown above. These resources are now in
your Terraform state and will henceforth be managed by Terraform.

Actual Behavior

What actually happened?

For Global forwarding rule, no luck:

terraform import -var-file=../environments/sandbox.uscentral1.tfvars google_compute_global_forwarding_rule.website-forwardingrule-dr sandbox-fr-website-lb-http

google_compute_global_forwarding_rule.website-forwardingrule-dr: Importing from ID "sandbox-fr-website-lb-http"...
Error importing: 1 error(s) occurred:

• google_compute_global_forwarding_rule.website-forwardingrule-dr (import id: sandbox-fr-website-lb-http): import google_compute_global_forwarding_rule.website-forwardingrule-dr (id: sandbox-fr-website-lb-http): resource google_compute_global_forwarding_rule doesn't support import

Steps to Reproduce

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1. terraform init
   Initializing provider plugins...

• Checking for available provider plugins on https://releases.hashicorp.com...
• Downloading plugin for provider "google" (1.1.1)...

The following providers do not have any version constraints in configuration,
so the latest version was installed.

To prevent automatic upgrades to new major versions that may contain breaking
changes, it is recommended to add version = "..." constraints to the
corresponding provider blocks in configuration, with the constraint strings
suggested below.

• provider.tls: version = "~> 1.0"

Terraform has been successfully initialized!

You may now begin working with Terraform. Try running "terraform plan" to see
any changes that are required for your infrastructure. All Terraform commands
should now work.

If you ever set or change modules or backend configuration for Terraform,
rerun this command to reinitialize your working directory. If you forget, other
commands will detect it and remind you to do so if necessary.

2. terraform apply
   NA

Important Factoids

Are there anything atypical about your situation that we should know? For example: is Terraform running in a wrapper script or in a CI system? Are you passing any unusual command line options or environment variables to opt-in to non-default behavior?

References

Are there any other GitHub issues (open or closed) or Pull Requests that should be linked here? For example:

• Add issue_template terraform#6017

[rosbo]

Hi @siulcode, the import support for the global forwarding rule will be included in the next release of the google cloud terraform provider.

[siulcode]

Thanks Vincent for the quick turn around!

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On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Vincent Roseberry ***@***.*** > wrote: Hi @siulcode <https://github.com/siulcode>, the import support for the global forwarding rule will be included in the next release of the google cloud terraform provider. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#643 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABGdCMFXODpuNO_UFsa69bViNp44vskaks5sx2eXgaJpZM4QKWZe> .

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