ansible create a template create vm from template temp vcenter

[root@localhost ~]# cat template.yml
---
- name: Create a VM

  hosts: localhost

  connection: local

  gather_facts: no

  tasks:
  - name: Create a virtual machine on given ESXi hostname
    vmware_guest:
     hostname: 192.168.45.151
     username: root
     password: vmware
     validate_certs: no
     datacenter: dc
     folder: /dc/vm/
     name: temp
     from_template: yes
     guest_id: debian6_64Guest
     state: present
    # This is hostname of particular ESXi server on which user wants VM to be deployed
     esxi_hostname: 192.168.45.154
     disk:
     - size_gb: 10
       type: thin
       datastore: datastore1
     hardware:
       memory_mb: 512
       num_cpus: 1
       scsi: paravirtual

root@localhost ~]# ansible-playbook template

.yml

PLAY [Create a VM] ********************************************************************

TASK [Create a virtual machine on given ESXi hostname] ********************************
changed: [localhost]

PLAY RECAP ****************************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=1    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0 
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temp.yml create vm from above template created

---



- name: Create a VM from a template



  hosts: localhost



  connection: local



  gather_facts: no



  tasks:



  - name: Clone the template

    vmware_guest:



      hostname: 192.168.45.151



      username: root



      password: vmware



      validate_certs: False



      name: template



      template: temp







      datacenter: dc



      folder: /dc/vm



      state: present



      wait_for_ip_address: yes

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poweroff vm created by template 'temp' vm name template

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