provision-vms.yml

---
- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  become: false
  # vars:
  #   ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/local/bin/python2
  tasks:
    - name: Managing VMs
      vmware_guest:
        annotation: Ansible Provisioned
        cluster: "{{ vcenter_cluster }}"
        customization: "{{ item['customization']|default(omit) }}"
        datacenter: "{{ vcenter_datacenter }}"
        disk: "{{ item['disks']|default(omit) }}"
        folder: "/{{ vcenter_datacenter }}/vm"
        force: true
        guest_id: "{{ item['guest_id'] }}"
        hardware: "{{ item['vm_hardware']|default(omit) }}"
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_host }}"
        name: "{{ item['name'] }}"
        networks: "{{ item['networks']|default(omit) }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
        template: "{{ item['template']|default(omit) }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        state: "{{ item['state'] }}"
        validate_certs: false
        wait_for_ip_address: |
          {% if item['template'] is defined %}true{% else %}false{% endif %}
      with_items: "{{ vms }}"

    - name: Capturing VM Info
      vmware_guest_facts:
        datacenter: "{{ vcenter_datacenter }}"
        folder: "/{{ vcenter_datacenter }}/vm"
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_host }}"
        name: "{{ item['name'] }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        validate_certs: false
      register: _vms_info
      with_items: "{{ vms }}"
      when: item['state']|lower == "present"

    - name: Generating Dynamic Group
      add_host:
        ansible_host: "{{ item['instance']['ipv4'] }}"
        groups: provisioned_vms
        mac_address: "{{ item['instance']['hw_eth0']['macaddress_dash'] }}"
        name: "{{ item['instance']['hw_name'] }}"
        uuid: "{{ item['instance']['hw_product_uuid'] }}"
      with_items: "{{ _vms_info['results'] }}"
      when: >
            item['skipped'] is not defined

    - name: Generating Inventory
      template:
        src: ./hosts.inv.j2
        dest: ./hosts.inv