Which action brings external resources under Terraform management by creating an entry in the state file?

Which action brings external resources under Terraform management by creating an entry in the state file?

• A. Destroy resource
• B. Import existing resource
• C. Refresh state
• D. Initialize the backend

Answer: (B)

Bringing an external resource under Terraform management is done by importing it into the state. The import operation creates a linkage in Terraform’s state file between the real-world resource and the corresponding resource block in your configuration. Once the resource is represented in state, Terraform can track it, plan changes, and apply updates according to your configuration. Destroy would remove the resource (and its state entry), refresh updates the state with the current real-world attributes, and initializing the backend sets up where Terraform stores its state without touching individual resources.

Bringing an external resource under Terraform management is done by importing it into the state. The import operation creates a linkage in Terraform’s state file between the real-world resource and the corresponding resource block in your configuration. Once the resource is represented in state, Terraform can track it, plan changes, and apply updates according to your configuration.

Destroy would remove the resource (and its state entry), refresh updates the state with the current real-world attributes, and initializing the backend sets up where Terraform stores its state without touching individual resources.