# Problems with VMWARE and In-Memory Inventory **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Tags:** vmware\ **Created:** [October 16, 2017, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-vmware-and-in-memory-inventory/25754 "2017-10-16T08:33:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mariano\_Obarrio\_Mile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Mariano\_Obarrio\_Mile](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mariano_Obarrio_Mile)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-vmware-and-in-memory-inventory/25754/1 "2017-10-16T08:33:56Z")
Hi all, I don’t know what I do wrong… I try create VMs (vmware) and provisioning after that. But when try add this new vms to inventory with add\_host only add one. The task “Gather VM facts (vmware\_guest\_facts)” recover 2 IPs but then “Add Host to inventory” only add one IP to in-memory inventory. I try multiples scenarios (with\_dict/set\_fact…) to add\_host to inventory but nothing work! Any idias what I do wrong, any suggestions? Thxs, Mariano `ansible 2.5.0 config file = /var/adm/ssoo/opt/ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search path = [u'/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules'] ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible-2.5.0-py2.7.egg/ansible executable location = /usr/bin/ansible python version = 2.7.5 (default, Aug 4 2017, 00:39:18) [GCC 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-16)]` **# cat /etc/ansible/hosts** ` [centos-vms] learn[05:06] disk=‘10’ datastore=‘LUN24\_VNX5600\_MIRROR’ network=‘dvPortGroupCentral’ memory=‘256’ cpucount=‘1’ osid=‘centos64Guest’ ansible\_ssh\_private\_key\_file=/root/.ssh/learning.pem ansible\_user=root ansible\_password=xxxxxxx learn[05:06].node.consul=learn[05:06] ` ` **#!/usr/bin/ansible-playbook** ---
**Author:** ![Sebastien\_Desbois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@Sebastien\_Desbois](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sebastien_Desbois)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-vmware-and-in-memory-inventory/25754/2 "2017-10-16T15:03:53Z")
Hello, The probleme seems that Ansible do not that it needs to loop on the add\_host part, since there is no parameter like {{ inventory\_hostname }} to indicate it needs to loop on it. Maybe if you try to add a false variable set to the inventory\_hostname, it could help it to loop ? Should look like this : - name: Add Host to inventory add\_host: hostname: “{{ vm\_facts.ansible\_facts.hw\_eth0.ipaddresses[0] }}” groups: in-memory-vms ansible\_ssh\_host: “{{ vm\_facts.ansible\_facts.hw\_eth0.ipaddresses[0] }}” ansible\_user: root ansible\_password: xxxxxxxxx ansible\_distribution: “CentOS” ansible\_system: “Linux” foo: {{ inventory\_hostname }} ---
**Author:** ![Mariano\_Obarrio\_Mile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Mariano\_Obarrio\_Mile](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mariano_Obarrio_Mile)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-vmware-and-in-memory-inventory/25754/3 "2017-10-17T11:25:53Z")
Hi Sebastien, I try with a loop but the result it’s the same. Only add one of both. Learn05 (.232.141) The loop: ` - name: DEBUG Show inventory\_hostname debug: msg=“inventory\_hostname {{inventory\_hostname}}” - name: Add\_host with Loop add\_host: name: “{{item.value.ipv4}}” groups: in-memory-vms ansible\_ssh\_host: “{{item.value.ipv4}}” ansible\_distribution: “CentOS” ansible\_system: “Linux” ansible\_ssh\_private\_key\_file: /root/.ssh/ansible.pem with\_dict: “{{ instance\_facts }}” when: item.key in [‘instance’] changed\_when: false ` When execute the new playbook, only added learn05, but the debug in “TASK [vmware : DEBUG Show inventory\_hostname]” show two hosts. In the common role I added a debug line “TASK [common : debug]” to show all groups outside of vmware role. If you can see the in-memory-vms group have only one IP learn05 (.232.141) **[root@learn01 ansible]# ./createvm.yml** ` PLAY [centos-vms] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* TASK [vmware : include\_tasks] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* included: /var/adm/ssoo/opt/ansible/roles/vmware/tasks/create\_vms\_from\_template.yml for learn05, learn06 TASK [vmware : Create VM from Template] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* changed: [learn06 → localhost] changed: [learn05 → localhost] TASK [vmware : Espera asignacion de IP via DHCP] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Pausing for 60 seconds (ctrl+C then ‘C’ = continue early, ctrl+C then ‘A’ = abort) ok: [learn05] TASK [vmware : Gather instance facts] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ok: [learn06] ok: [learn05] TASK [vmware : DEBUG Show inventory\_hostname] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ok: [learn05] =\> { “msg”: “inventory\_hostname learn05” } ok: [learn06] =\> { “msg”: “inventory\_hostname learn06” } TASK [vmware : Add\_host with Loop] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ok: [learn05] =\> (item={‘key’: u’instance’, ‘value’: {u’hw\_name’: u’learn05’, u’hw\_power\_status’: u’poweredOn’, u’hw\_processor\_count’: 1, u’hw\_memtotal\_mb’: 256, u’module\_hw’: True, u’snapshots’: , u’customvalues’: {}, u’hw\_guest\_full\_name’: u’CentOS 4/5/6/7 (64-bit)‘, u’hw\_interfaces’: [u’eth0’], u’hw\_guest\_id’: u’centos64Guest’, u’current\_snapshot’: None, u’ipv6’: None, u’guest\_tools\_version’: u’10249’, u’hw\_eth0’: {u’macaddress’: u’00:50:56:81:16:fe’, u’addresstype’: u’assigned’, u’macaddress\_dash’: u’00-50-56-81-16-fe’, u’label’: u’Network adapter 1’, u’ipaddresses’: [u’50.0.232.141’], u’summary’: u’DVSwitch: 79 24 01 50 c4 9c af f0-ce 89 4a 9a 00 1a d2 e8’}, u’hw\_product\_uuid’: u’4201f0a4-fa12-f243-a715-227d401193bf’, u’annotation’: u’‘, u’guest\_tools\_status’: u’guestToolsRunning’, u’ipv4’: u’50.0.232.141’}}) skipping: [learn05] =\> (item={‘key’: ‘attempts’, ‘value’: 1}) skipping: [learn05] =\> (item={‘key’: ‘changed’, ‘value’: False}) skipping: [learn05] =\> (item={‘key’: u’failed’, ‘value’: False}) PLAY [in-memory-vms] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* TASK [common : debug] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ok: [50.0.232.141] =\> { “groups”: { “all”: [ “learn05”, “learn06”, “taurus”, “learn01”, “learn02”, “learn03”, “learn04”, “50.0.232.141” ], “centos-vms”: [ “learn05”, “learn06” ], “in-memory-vms”: [ “50.0.232.141” ], “solaris”: [ “taurus” ], “ungrouped”: } } … … … PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 50.0.232.141 : ok=14 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0 learn05 : ok=6 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 learn06 : ok=4 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 ` ---
**Author:** ![jean-yves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@jean-yves](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jean-yves)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-vmware-and-in-memory-inventory/25754/4 "2017-10-17T12:07:37Z")
Hi, Ansible 2.5 is not stable as of now… I would recommend to use 2.3.x or 2.4.y version to use in production… Anyway this is not the problem here. As written in documentation, add\_host broke loop\_play (in note section : This module bypasses the play host loop and only runs once for all the hosts in the play, if you need it to iterate use a with\_ directive). So it works as defined Regards, JYL 16 octobre 2017 10:35 “Mariano Obarrio Miles” \ a écrit: ---
**Author:** ![jean-yves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@jean-yves](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jean-yves)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-vmware-and-in-memory-inventory/25754/5 "2017-10-17T12:11:59Z")
Hi, There’s a loop indeed, but I thinks there’s something wrong in your variable because it is looping with first iteration item.key ==\> 'instance" second iteration item.key ==\> ‘attempts’ third\_iteration item.key ==\> ‘changed’, fourth iteration item.key ==\> ‘failed’ So it’s more a bug in your variable you are using than the loop itself which the problem lies… Regards, JYL 17 octobre 2017 13:27 “Mariano Obarrio Miles” \ a écrit: ---
**Author:** ![Sebastien\_Desbois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@Sebastien\_Desbois](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sebastien_Desbois)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-vmware-and-in-memory-inventory/25754/6 "2017-10-17T12:57:28Z")
Hello, For my part, I’m using the way described by JYL. ` - include\_role: name: myrolewhoaddsininventory with\_items: “{{ mylist }}” ` the add\_host task is included amonfg other things in the role. And at the end, I get the in-memory inventory properly filed. ---
**Author:** ![Mariano\_Obarrio\_Mile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Mariano\_Obarrio\_Mile](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mariano_Obarrio_Mile)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-vmware-and-in-memory-inventory/25754/7 "2017-10-17T13:00:37Z")
Hi Jean, About this: There’s a loop indeed, but I thinks there’s something wrong in your variable because it is looping with first iteration item.key ==\> 'instance" second iteration item.key ==\> ‘attempts’ third\_iteration item.key ==\> ‘changed’, fourth iteration item.key ==\> ‘failed’ In the loop I use “**when: item.key in [‘instance’]**” because the facts have others keys I need ignore. `ASK [vmware : Add_host with Loop] ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [learn05] => (item={'key': u'instance', 'value': {u'hw_name': u'learn05', u'hw_power_status': u'poweredOn', u'hw_processor_count': 1, u'hw_memtotal_mb': 256, u'module_hw': True, u'snapshots': [], u'customvalues': {}, u'hw_guest_full_name': u'CentOS 4/5/6/7 (64-bit)', u'hw_interfaces': [u'eth0'], u'hw_guest_id': u'centos64Guest', u'current_snapshot': None, u'ipv6': None, u'guest_tools_version': u'10249', u'hw_eth0': {u'macaddress': u'00:50:XX:81:XX:XX', u'addresstype': u'assigned', u'macaddress_dash': u'00-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX', u'label': u'Network adapter 1', u'ipaddresses': [u'50.0.232.141'], u'summary': u'DVSwitch: 79 24 01 50 c4 9c af f0-ce 89 4a 9a 00 1a d2 e8'}, u'hw_product_uuid': u'4201f0a4-fa12-f243-a715-227d401193bf', u'annotation': u'', u'guest_tools_status': u'guestToolsRunning', u'ipv4': u'50.0.232.141'}}) skipping: [learn05] => (item={'key': 'attempts', 'value': 1}) skipping: [learn05] => (item={'key': 'changed', 'value': False}) skipping: [learn05] => (item={'key': u'failed', 'value': False})` ` ok: [learn05] =\> { “instance\_facts”: { “attempts”: 1, “changed”: false, “failed”: false, “instance”: { “annotation”: “”, “current\_snapshot”: null, “customvalues”: {}, “guest\_tools\_status”: “guestToolsRunning”, “guest\_tools\_version”: “10249”, “hw\_eth0”: { “addresstype”: “assigned”, “ipaddresses”: [ “50.0.232.152” ], “label”: “Network adapter 1”, “macaddress”: “00:X0:5X:81:60:Xa”, “macaddress\_dash”: “00-X0-5X-81-60-Xa”, “summary”: “DVSwitch: 79 24 01 50 c4 9c af f0-ce 89 4a 9a 00 1a d2 e8” }, “hw\_guest\_full\_name”: “CentOS 4/5/6/7 (64-bit)”, “hw\_guest\_id”: “centos64Guest”, “hw\_interfaces”: [ “eth0” ], “hw\_memtotal\_mb”: 256, “hw\_name”: “learn05”, “hw\_power\_status”: “poweredOn”, “hw\_processor\_count”: 1, “hw\_product\_uuid”: “4201c0c8-179f-8f8b-eb84-ad1684f493bf”, “ipv4”: “50.0.232.152”, “ipv6”: null, “module\_hw”: true, “snapshots”: } } } ` About now, I downgrade ansible to 2.4 and remove the loop but the behaviour it’s the same. **[root@learn01 ansible]# ansible --version** `ansible 2.4.0.0 config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search path = [u'/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules'] ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible executable location = /usr/bin/ansible python version = 2.7.5 (default, Aug 4 2017, 00:39:18) [GCC 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-16)]` ` ---
**Author:** ![Mariano\_Obarrio\_Mile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Mariano\_Obarrio\_Mile](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mariano_Obarrio_Mile)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-vmware-and-in-memory-inventory/25754/8 "2017-10-17T13:22:17Z")
Hi Sebastien, You have a role to create VMs and other to add\_host to inventory? I try it and send you a feedback soon. Thxs! M. ---
**Author:** ![Sebastien\_Desbois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@Sebastien\_Desbois](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sebastien_Desbois)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-vmware-and-in-memory-inventory/25754/9 "2017-10-17T16:54:07Z")
Hello I use the same role to create the VM and add\_host. This way, with the first item, it creates the VM and add it to the in-memory inventory. Then it loops and do the same with the second item. Etc… Unless you destroy your in-memory inventory at some point, it will be available and used through all the play. Best Regards, ---
**Author:** ![Mariano\_Obarrio\_Mile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Mariano\_Obarrio\_Mile](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mariano_Obarrio_Mile)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-vmware-and-in-memory-inventory/25754/10 "2017-10-18T10:19:45Z")
Ok now all work fine, I make some mistakes!!! Downgrade to stable Ansible version just like suggested Jean solved different issues like “wait\_for\_ip\_address: true” in ansible 2.4 work but in 2.5 not. Now I don’t use in-memory inventory, I solve it setting ansible\_ssh\_host, because the server exist in the inventory and I don’t need duplicate it. ` #!/usr/bin/ansible-playbook