Internal error in vmware_guest (required and default are mutually exclusive for datacenter)

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Hi all,

I use ansible v2.3.

when I tried to create from vm template by using vmware_guest module,
I saw an internal error below;

PLAYBOOK: vm.yml

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https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/239c6aee35f3abcd52abf2c6497b75356002dd14

These changes appear to have broken the ability to deploy via this module. I am getting the following error after this commit:

fatal: [vm01]: FAILED! => {“changed”: false, “failed”: true, “msg”: “Module alias error: internal error: required and default are mutually exclusive for datacenter”}

Backing out this change has restored functionality.

Hi all,

I use ansible v2.3.

when I tried to create from vm template by using vmware_guest module,
I saw an internal error below;

PLAYBOOK: vm.yml

1 plays in vm.yml

PLAY [localhost]

META: ran handlers

TASK [create the VM]

task path: /home/vagrant/vmware_deploy/vm.yml:9
Using module file
/usr/local/ansible/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: vagrant
EXEC /bin/sh -c ‘echo ~ && sleep 0’
EXEC /bin/sh -c ‘( umask 77 && mkdir -p “echo /home/vagrant/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1486952035.63-258723752885301” && echo ansible-tmp-1486952035.63-258723752885301=“echo /home/vagrant/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1486952035.63-258723752885301” ) && sleep 0’
PUT /tmp/tmpFVfBUg TO
/home/vagrant/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1486952035.63-258723752885301/vmware_guest.py
EXEC /bin/sh -c ‘chmod u+x
/home/vagrant/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1486952035.63-258723752885301/
/home/vagrant/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1486952035.63-258723752885301/vmware_guest.py
&& sleep 0’
EXEC /bin/sh -c 'sudo -H -S -n -u root /bin/sh -c
‘"’"'echo BECOME-SUCCESS-ixxjesnouwewkoeaywbpuqolwknoptby;
/usr/bin/python
/home/vagrant/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1486952035.63-258723752885301/vmware_guest.py;
rm -rf “/home/vagrant/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1486952035.63-258723752885301/”

/dev/null 2>&1’“'”’ && sleep 0’
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {
“changed”: false,
“failed”: true,
“msg”: “Module alias error: internal error: required and default
are mutually exclusive for datacenter”
}
to retry, use: --limit @/home/vagrant/vmware_deploy/vm.retry

PLAY RECAP **********************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost : ok=0 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1

How should I solve this please?

My playbook;

  • hosts: localhost
    connection: local
    become: true
    become_user: root
    gather_facts: no

tasks:

Create a VM from a template

  • name: create the VM
    vmware_guest:
    hostname: 192.168.0.11
    username: root
    password: vmware
    validate_certs: no
    esxi_hostname: 192.168.0.12
    datacenter: “TK”
    folder: MyMachines
    name: testvm_cent7_001
    state: poweredon
    guest_id: centos64guest
    disk:
  • size_gb: 10
    type: thin
    datastore: SSD-250
    hardware:
    memory_mb: 1024
    num_cpus: 2
    scsi: paravirtual
    networks:
  • name: VM Network
    ip: 192.168.0.25
    netmask: 255.255.255.0
    mac: ‘aa:bb:dd:aa:00:14’
    template: “temp_centos7”
    wait_for_ip_address: yes

Best Regards,

Tk

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Hello daniel,
Thank you.

I checked that comment.

Tk,