create_vm.yml

---
- name: create vm from a template
  hosts: localhost
  become: false
  gather_facts: true
  tasks:
    - name: create VM
      community.vmware.vmware_guest:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
        validate_certs: "{{ vcenter_validate_certs }}"
        datacenter: "{{ vcenter_datacenter }}"
        #cluster: "{{ vcenter_cluster }}"
        name: "{{ vmname }}"
        state: "{{ vm_state }}"
        folder: "{{ vcenter_destination_folder }}"
        template: "{{ vm_template }}"
        esxi_hostname: "{{ target_esxi_hostname }}"
      register: create_vm

    - debug: var=create_vm
        
    - name: Set the state of a virtual machine to poweroff
      vmware.vmware.vm_powerstate:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
        datacenter: "{{ vcenter_datacenter }}"
        validate_certs: false
        name: "{{ vmname }}"
        state: powered-off
      register: vm_power
    
    - debug: var=vm_power

    - name: Gather guest vm info
      vmware.vmware.guest_info:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
        validate_certs: false
        guest_name: "{{ vmname }}"
      register: gather_vm_info
    
    - debug: var=gather_vm_info
    
    - name: Delete VM and remove from disk
      community.vmware.vmware_guest:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
        validate_certs: "{{ vcenter_validate_certs }}"
        datacenter: "{{ vcenter_datacenter }}"
        name: "{{ vmname }}"
        state: absent
      delegate_to: localhost