Unable to create VM using vcenter_vm with latest changes

[Akasurde]

SUMMARY

I am trying to create a VM using vcenter_vm

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

vcenter_vm

ANSIBLE VERSION

2.9.13

CONFIGURATION

Nothing specific

OS / ENVIRONMENT

CentOS 7

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

    - set_fact:
        cluster_id: "domain-c7"
        resource_pool_id: "resgroup-8"
        folder_id: "group-v22"
        datastore_id: "datastore-12"

    - name: Create a VM
      vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm:
        vcenter_username: administrator@vsphere.local
        vcenter_password: Esxi@123$%
        vcenter_hostname: 10.65.201.177
        placement:
          cluster: '{{ cluster_id }}'
          datastore: '{{ datastore_id }}'
          folder: '{{ folder_id }}'
          resource_pool: '{{ resource_pool_id }}'
        name: test_vm1
        guest_OS: DEBIAN_8_64
        hardware_version: VMX_11
        state: present
        memory:
          hot_add_enabled: true
          size_MiB: 1024

EXPECTED RESULTS

New VM should be created.

ACTUAL RESULTS

TASK [set_fact] *******************************************************************************
task path: /home/vagrant/create_vm.yml:71
ok: [localhost] => {"ansible_facts": {"cluster_id": "domain-c7", "datastore_id": "datastore-12", "folder_id": "group-v22", "resource_pool_id": "resgroup-8"}, "changed": false}

TASK [Create a VM] ****************************************************************************
task path: /home/vagrant/create_vm.yml:77
ok: [localhost] => {"_debug_info": {"operation": "get", "status": 200}, "changed": false, "id": "vm-15", "value": {"boot": {"delay": 0, "enter_setup_mode": false, "retry": false, "retry_delay": 10000, "type": "BIOS"}, "boot_devices": [], "cdroms": [{"key": "3000", "value": {"allow_guest_control": true, "backing": {"device_access_type": "PASSTHRU", "type": "CLIENT_DEVICE"}, "ide": {"master": true, "primary": true}, "label": "CD/DVD drive 1", "start_connected": false, "state": "NOT_CONNECTED", "type": "IDE"}}], "cpu": {"cores_per_socket": 1, "count": 1, "hot_add_enabled": false, "hot_remove_enabled": false}, "disks": [{"key": "2000", "value": {"backing": {"type": "VMDK_FILE", "vmdk_file": "[ds_171_2] debian_empty/debian_empty.vmdk"}, "capacity": 536870912, "label": "Hard disk 1", "scsi": {"bus": 0, "unit": 0}, "type": "SCSI"}}], "floppies": [], "guest_OS": "DEBIAN_9_64", "hardware": {"upgrade_policy": "NEVER", "upgrade_status": "NONE", "version": "VMX_13"}, "memory": {"hot_add_enabled": false, "size_MiB": 512}, "name": "debian_empty", "nics": [{"key": "4000", "value": {"allow_guest_control": true, "backing": {"network": "network-13", "network_name": "VM Network", "type": "STANDARD_PORTGROUP"}, "label": "Network adapter 1", "mac_address": "00:50:56:86:1f:06", "mac_type": "ASSIGNED", "start_connected": true, "state": "NOT_CONNECTED", "type": "VMXNET3", "upt_compatibility_enabled": true, "wake_on_lan_enabled": true}}], "parallel_ports": [], "power_state": "POWERED_OFF", "sata_adapters": [], "scsi_adapters": [{"key": "1000", "value": {"label": "SCSI controller 0", "scsi": {"bus": 0, "unit": 7}, "sharing": "NONE", "type": "PVSCSI"}}], "serial_ports": []}}
META: ran handlers
META: ran handlers

It is pick up an existing VM called debian_empty which is first in the list of existing VMs.

[goneri]

9ad9d9d should resolve the problem. I cannot reproduce the problem anymore.

[Akasurde]

I still facing issue on macOS

[goneri]

The MacOS problem should fixed with ansible-collections/cloud.common#16