Do not modify the IP of the virtual card in the OS after adding the machine to the inventory

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VM is added to the cluster inventory, then powered on and validated by VMTools. Then it is turned off and the IP is changed but the task does not change the IP generates status OK. We use vmware_guest module in version 4.8 for compatibility with ansible-core. The password change task is not working either.

---
- name: Startup VM RHEL
  hosts: localhost
  connection: localhost

  vars_files:
    - vars/vars_rhel.yml
    - vars/vars_vmware.yml
    
  pre_tasks:
   
    - name: Get VM network settings
      set_fact:
        vm_network_settings: "{{ vms | selectattr('name', 'equalto', vm_restored) | list | first }}"

  tasks:
    - name: Process Datastore and vm
      block:

      - name: Gather info VM
        community.vmware.vmware_guest_info:
          datacenter: "{{ vmware_datacenter }}"
          name: "{{ vm_restored }}"
        register: info_vm

      - ansible.builtin.set_fact:
          macaddres_vm_restored: "{{ info_vm | community.general.json_query('instance.hw_eth0.macaddress') }}"

      - name: Change network for VM
        community.vmware.vmware_guest_network:
          mac_address: "{{ macaddres_vm_restored }}"
          name: "{{ vm_restored }}"
          network_name: "{{ vm_network_settings.name_net }}" 

      - name: Ensure VM is powered on
        community.vmware.vmware_guest_powerstate:
          name: "{{ vm_restored }}"
          state: powered-on
      
      - name: Wait for 1 minute after power on
        ansible.builtin.pause:
          minutes: 1

      - name: Ensure VM is powered off
        community.vmware.vmware_guest_powerstate:
          name: "{{ vm_restored }}"
          state: powered-off

      - name: Custom password VM
        community.vmware.vmware_guest:
          state: present
          name: "{{ vm_restored }}"
          cluster: "{{ vmware_cluster }}"
          customization:
            password: "{{ passwd_new }}"
          wait_for_customization: true
          wait_for_customization_timeout: 600
 

      - name: Custom IP to VM
        community.vmware.vmware_guest:
          state: present
          name: "{{ vm_restored }}"
          cluster: "{{ vmware_cluster }}"
          networks:
            - name: "{{ vm_network_settings.name_net }}"
              dvswitch_name: "{{ vm_network_settings.dvswitch_name_dr }}"
              device_type: vmxnet3
              ip: "{{ vm_network_settings.ip_dr }}"
              gateway: "{{ vm_network_settings.gateway_dr }}"
              netmask: "{{ vm_network_settings.netmask_dr }}"
              dns_servers:
                - "{{ dns1_dr }}"
                - "{{ dns2_dr }}"
              start_connected: true
              connected: true
              type: static
          customization:
            password: "{{ passwd_new }}"
          wait_for_ip_address: yes
          wait_for_customization: true
          wait_for_customization_timeout: 600
        ignore_errors: true
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Log:

TASK [Custom IP to VM] *********************************************************
task path: /runner/project/CU01-vmware_&_vms/02-startup_vm_rhel.yml:29
<localhost> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: root
<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~root && sleep 0'
<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo /home/runner/.ansible/tmp `"&& mkdir "` echo /home/runner/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1732635959.2182753-77-60125859962174 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1732635959.2182753-77-60125859962174="` echo /home/runner/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1732635959.2182753-77-60125859962174 `" ) && sleep 0'
Using module file /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/community/vmware/plugins/modules/vmware_guest.py
<localhost> PUT /home/runner/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-211bfdazh8/tmpec62lzui TO /home/runner/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1732635959.2182753-77-60125859962174/AnsiballZ_vmware_guest.py
<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x /home/runner/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1732635959.2182753-77-60125859962174/ /home/runner/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1732635959.2182753-77-60125859962174/AnsiballZ_vmware_guest.py && sleep 0'
<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python3.9 /home/runner/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1732635959.2182753-77-60125859962174/AnsiballZ_vmware_guest.py && sleep 0'
<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r /home/runner/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1732635959.2182753-77-60125859962174/ > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
changed: [localhost] => {
    "changed": true,
    "instance": {
        "advanced_settings": {
            "cpuid.coresPerSocket": "2",
            "ctkEnabled": "TRUE",
            "ethernet0.pciSlotNumber": "192",
            "guestInfo.detailed.data": "architecture='X86' bitness='64' cpeString='cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos' distroAddlVersion='8.10 (Ootpa)' distroName='Red Hat Enterprise Linux' distroVersion='8.10' familyName='Linux' kernelVersion='4.18.0-513.11.1.el8_9.x86_64' prettyName='Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 (Ootpa)'",
            "guestOS.detailed.data": "bitness='64' distroName='Red Hat Enterprise Linux' distroVersion='8.4' familyName='Linux' kernelVersion='4.18.0-305.12.1.el8_4.x86_64' prettyName='Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 (Ootpa)'",
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3

vmware_guest module relies on the Vmware’s Guest Customisation feature that, for a Linux guest, works using Perl within the OS. So the first thing I’d check is that Perl is installed in the VM.

4

Thank you very much, I will check that point first.