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+variable "vcenter_server" {}
+variable "vsphere_username" {}
+
+variable "vsphere_host" {}
+variable "vsphere_hostip" {}
+variable "vsphere_datacenter" {}
+
+variable "vsphere_templatefolder" {}
+variable "vsphere_folder" {}
+variable "vsphere_datastore" {}
+variable "vsphere_network" {}