diff --git a/internal/resources/datastore/resource.go b/internal/resources/datastore/resource.go
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+// (C) Copyright 2024 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
+
+package datastore
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/HewlettPackard/hpegl-pcbe-terraform-resources/internal/client"
+	"github.com/HewlettPackard/hpegl-pcbe-terraform-resources/internal/sdk/virt/virtualization"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/attr"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/diag"
+	tfpath "github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/path"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/types"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-log/tflog"
+)
+
+// Ensure provider defined types fully satisfy framework interfaces.
+var (
+	_ resource.Resource                = &Resource{}
+	_ resource.ResourceWithImportState = &Resource{}
+)
+
+func NewResource() resource.Resource {
+	return &Resource{}
+}
+
+// Resource defines the resource implementation.
+type Resource struct {
+	client *client.PCBeClient
+}
+
+func (r *Resource) Metadata(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req resource.MetadataRequest,
+	resp *resource.MetadataResponse,
+) {
+	resp.TypeName = req.ProviderTypeName + "_datastore"
+}
+
+func (r *Resource) Schema(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req resource.SchemaRequest,
+	resp *resource.SchemaResponse,
+) {
+	resp.Schema = DatastoreResourceSchema(ctx)
+}
+
+func (r *Resource) Configure(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req resource.ConfigureRequest,
+	resp *resource.ConfigureResponse,
+) {
+	// Prevent panic if the provider has not been configured.
+	if req.ProviderData == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	r.client = req.ProviderData.(*client.PCBeClient)
+}
+
+func doRead(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	client client.PCBeClient,
+	dataP *DatastoreModel,
+	diagsP *diag.Diagnostics,
+) {
+	virtClient, _, err := client.NewVirtClient(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		(*diagsP).AddError(
+			"error reading datastore",
+			"unexpected error: "+err.Error(),
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	datastoreID := (*dataP).Id.ValueString()
+
+	grc := virtualization.
+		V1beta1DatastoresDatastoresItemRequestBuilderGetRequestConfiguration{}
+
+	datastore, err := virtClient.Virtualization().
+		V1beta1().
+		Datastores().
+		ById(datastoreID).
+		GetAsDatastoresGetResponse(ctx, &grc)
+	if err != nil {
+		(*diagsP).AddError(
+			"error reading datastore",
+			"get datastore by ID returned: "+err.Error(),
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	datastoreName := datastore.GetName()
+	if datastoreName == nil {
+		(*diagsP).AddError(
+			"error reading datastore",
+			"'name' is nil",
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	(*dataP).Name = types.StringValue(*datastoreName)
+
+	clusterInfo := datastore.GetClusterInfo()
+	if clusterInfo == nil {
+		(*diagsP).AddError(
+			"error reading datastore",
+			"'clusterInfo' is nil",
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	clusterInfoName := clusterInfo.GetName()
+	if clusterInfoName == nil {
+		(*diagsP).AddError(
+			"error reading datastore",
+			"'clusterInfo.name' is nil",
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	clusterInfoID := clusterInfo.GetId()
+	if clusterInfoID == nil {
+		(*diagsP).AddError(
+			"error reading datastore",
+			"'clusterInfo.id' is nil",
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	value := map[string]attr.Value{
+		"id":   types.StringValue(*clusterInfoID),
+		"name": types.StringValue(*clusterInfoName),
+	}
+
+	ci, diags := NewClusterInfoValue(
+		(*dataP).ClusterInfo.AttributeTypes(ctx), value,
+	)
+
+	(*diagsP).Append((diags)...)
+	if (*diagsP).HasError() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	(*dataP).ClusterInfo = ci
+
+	capacityInBytes := datastore.GetCapacityInBytes()
+	if capacityInBytes == nil {
+		(*diagsP).AddError(
+			"error reading datastore",
+			"'capacityInBytes' is nil",
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	(*dataP).CapacityInBytes = types.Int64Value(*capacityInBytes)
+
+	datacentersInfo := datastore.GetDatacentersInfo()
+	if datacentersInfo == nil {
+		(*diagsP).AddError(
+			"error reading datastore",
+			"'datacentersInfo' is nil",
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	numDatacenters := len(datacentersInfo)
+	if numDatacenters == 0 {
+		(*diagsP).AddError(
+			"error reading datastore",
+			"'datacentersInfo' has zero length",
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	datacentersInfoValues := []attr.Value{}
+
+	for _, d := range datacentersInfo {
+		if d == nil {
+			(*diagsP).AddError(
+				"error reading datastore",
+				"'datacentersInfo' entry is nil",
+			)
+
+			return
+		}
+
+		if d.GetName() == nil {
+			(*diagsP).AddError(
+				"error reading datastore",
+				"'datacentersInfo' entry 'name' is nil",
+			)
+
+			return
+		}
+
+		if d.GetId() == nil {
+			(*diagsP).AddError(
+				"error reading datastore",
+				"'datacentersInfo' entry 'id' is nil",
+			)
+
+			return
+		}
+
+		m := map[string]attr.Value{
+			"name": types.StringValue(*(d.GetName())),
+			"id":   types.StringValue(*(d.GetId())),
+		}
+
+		v, diags := NewDatacentersInfoValue(
+			DatacentersInfoValue{}.AttributeTypes(ctx),
+			m,
+		)
+		(*diagsP).Append((diags)...)
+		if (*diagsP).HasError() {
+			return
+		}
+
+		datacentersInfoValues = append(datacentersInfoValues, v)
+	}
+
+	(*dataP).DatacentersInfo = types.ListValueMust((*dataP).
+		DatacentersInfo.ElementType(ctx), datacentersInfoValues)
+}
+
+func (r *Resource) Create(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req resource.CreateRequest,
+	resp *resource.CreateResponse,
+) {
+	tflog.Error(ctx, "update datastore is not implemented")
+}
+
+func (r *Resource) Read(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req resource.ReadRequest,
+	resp *resource.ReadResponse,
+) {
+	var data DatastoreModel
+
+	resp.Diagnostics.Append(req.State.Get(ctx, &data)...)
+	if resp.Diagnostics.HasError() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	doRead(ctx, *r.client, &data, &resp.Diagnostics)
+
+	if resp.Diagnostics.HasError() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	resp.Diagnostics.Append(resp.State.Set(ctx, &data)...)
+}
+
+func (r *Resource) Update(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req resource.UpdateRequest,
+	resp *resource.UpdateResponse,
+) {
+	tflog.Error(ctx, "update datastore is not implemented")
+}
+
+func (r *Resource) Delete(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req resource.DeleteRequest,
+	resp *resource.DeleteResponse,
+) {
+	tflog.Error(ctx, "delete datastore is not implemented")
+}
+
+func (r *Resource) ImportState(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req resource.ImportStateRequest,
+	resp *resource.ImportStateResponse,
+) {
+	resource.ImportStatePassthroughID(ctx, tfpath.Root("id"), req, resp)
+}