--- - name: Create VMs vmware_guest: datacenter: "{{ dc1 }}" folder: '{{ item.folder }}' name: '{{ item.name }}' state: poweredoff guest_id: debian8_64Guest disk: - size_gb: 1 type: thin datastore: '{{ rw_datastore }}' hardware: memory_mb: 128 num_cpus: 1 scsi: paravirtual cdrom: type: iso iso_path: "[{{ ro_datastore }}] fedora.iso" networks: - name: VM Network with_items: '{{ virtual_machines }}' - name: Create VMs in cluster vmware_guest: datacenter: "{{ dc1 }}" folder: '{{ item.folder }}' cluster: '{{ item.cluster }}' name: '{{ item.name }}' state: poweredoff guest_id: debian8_64Guest disk: - size_gb: 1 type: thin datastore: '{{ rw_datastore }}' hardware: memory_mb: 128 num_cpus: 1 scsi: paravirtual cdrom: type: iso iso_path: "[{{ ro_datastore }}] fedora.iso" networks: - name: VM Network with_items: '{{ virtual_machines_in_cluster }}'