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VMware guest management modules (vmware_guest and vsphere_guest)

This module allows the creation, modification, and removal of virtual machines. They also allow status and resource control of the specified virtual machines, including power status modification and they complement customization. The following playbook example shows how to create a virtual machine based on a template:

---- name: VMware Module running  hosts: vms  tasks:    - name: create a new virtual machine from a template      vmware_guest:          hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"          username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"          password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"          validate_certs: False          folder: /lab-folder         name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"         state: poweredon         template: debian8_temp         disk:         - size_gb: 15 type: ...