# Use of vmware\_guest module

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-of-vmware-guest-module/28331>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [August 14, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-of-vmware-guest-module/28331 "2018-08-14T19:38:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![dyioulos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/dyioulos/32/8363_2.png) [@dyioulos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dyioulos)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-of-vmware-guest-module/28331/1 "2018-08-14T19:38:03Z")

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Hello, all.

I need to create a playbook which will include shutting down, then restarting, six virtual machines. The shut-downs/start-ups must be done on the machines in specific order (start-ups in reverse order of shut-downs). Since they are virtual, I was thinking of using the vmware\_guest module. I know that it works for a single machine at a time, such as:

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Lozada\_De\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Jonathan\_Lozada\_De\_L](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jonathan_Lozada_De_L)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-of-vmware-guest-module/28331/2 "2018-08-14T20:08:09Z")

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you can probably provide a list to name:

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**Author:** ![dyioulos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/dyioulos/32/8363_2.png) [@dyioulos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dyioulos)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-of-vmware-guest-module/28331/3 "2018-08-14T22:07:29Z")

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As in “with\_items”. If so, would the shut-downs/start-ups be in the order of the “with\_items” list?

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**Author:** ![dyioulos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/dyioulos/32/8363_2.png) [@dyioulos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dyioulos)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-of-vmware-guest-module/28331/4 "2018-08-14T22:08:52Z")

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I’ll answer my own question - yes “with\_items” works, and in the order in which the items are listed.

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**Author:** ![dyioulos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/dyioulos/32/8363_2.png) [@dyioulos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dyioulos)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-of-vmware-guest-module/28331/5 "2018-08-15T13:26:42Z")

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Further question:

With the play written as follows:

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**Author:** ![dyioulos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/dyioulos/32/8363_2.png) [@dyioulos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dyioulos)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-of-vmware-guest-module/28331/6 "2018-08-16T13:24:08Z")

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Doing this"