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    # create a new VM from a template
    - name: VM from template
    hosts: localhost
    gather_facts: false
    connection: local
    vars:
    vcenter_server: "vcenter.example.com"
    vcenter_datacenter: "dc01"
    vcenter_cluster: "cluster01"
    vcenter_datastore: "ds01"
    vcenter_host: "node1.example.com"
    vcenter_network: "private_network"
    vars_prompt:
    - name: vcenter_username
    prompt: Enter the UserName
    private: no
    - name: vcenter_password
    prompt: Enter the Password
    private: yes
    - name: vm_state
    prompt: State as - present/absent/poweredon/poweredoff/restarted
    default: poweredon
    private: no
    tasks:
    - name: Create a Windows 2016 virtual machine from a template
    vmware_guest:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_server }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: "{{ vcenter_datacenter }}"
    esxi_hostname: "{{ vcenter_host }}"
    validate_certs: False
    folder: /Infrastructure Servers
    name: ansible-windows-2016-std-v2
    state: "{{ vm_state }}"
    template: packer-windows-2016-std-v2
    disk:
    - size_gb: "{{ disk_size | default(60) }}"
    type: thin
    datastore: "{{ vcenter_datastore }}"
    hardware:
    memory_mb: 1024
    num_cpus: 2
    scsi: lsilogicsas
    version: 12 # Hardware version of virtual machine
    networks:
    - name: "{{ vcenter_network }}"
    ip: 10.0.100.10
    netmask: 255.255.255.0
    wait_for_ip_address: false
    customization:
    hostname: w2016
    dns_servers:
    - 10.0.100.2
    timezone: 255
    delegate_to: localhost
    register: windows_2016_deploy
    tags: windows_2016