ansible_vmware_clone.yml

---
- name:  Clone a virtual machine from Linux template
  vmware_guest:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    resource_pool: ansible-resource-pool
    validate_certs: no
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter }}"
    state: poweredon
    folder:  "{{ vcenter_folder }}"
    template: "{{ template }}"
    name: "{{ hostname }}.{{ domainname }}"
    cluster: "{{ vcenter_cluster }}"
    hardware:
      memory_mb: "{{ vm_memory }}"
      num_cpus: "{{ vm_cpu_count }}"
      hotadd_cpu: True
      hotremove_cpu: True
      hotadd_memory: True
    networks:
      - name: "{{ vm_network }}"
        ip: "{{ aws_ipaddress }}"
        netmask: "{{ vm_netmask }}"
        gateway: "{{ vm_gateway }}"
        start_connected: True
    wait_for_ip_address: True
    customization:
      hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
      domain: "{{ domainname }}"
      dns_servers:
        - 1.1.1.1
        - 1.0.0.1
  delegate_to: localhost