# vsphere\_guest VM from template

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/vsphere-guest-vm-from-template/15229>\
**Category:** Ansible Developer\
**Tags:** ansible-devel\
**Created:** [May 14, 2014, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vsphere-guest-vm-from-template/15229 "2014-05-14T08:23:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nigel\_Metheringham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Nigel\_Metheringham](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nigel_Metheringham)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vsphere-guest-vm-from-template/15229/1 "2014-05-14T08:23:56Z")

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Mark Phillips wrote:

> I was looking at the new (to 1.6) vsphere\_guest module - nice. I was  
> wondering if there were plans to roll in the ability to spin up a VM  
> from a /template/[1] in VSphere? I've been using pysphere a bit lately  
> to do just this, and it's pretty simple:

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I've got a todo list of things I think need doing to the vsphere\_guest module as issue #7349  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/7349](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/7349)

This includes templating support. I think Richard Hoop is working on the templating. Otherwise I'll start mopping up several of those items when I get a chance (I tend to have time for this sort of work at the end of a week) - unless of course someone gets there first.

Would appreciate it if work on the module gets a note dropped on to the ticket so we don;t all implement the same wheel.

&nbsp;&nbsp;Nigel.

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Phillips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mark\_Phillips](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mark_Phillips)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vsphere-guest-vm-from-template/15229/2 "2014-05-14T08:53:41Z")

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Ah, brilliant. Yes, I’m all for not doing the same work 😉 If Richard is on to it, I shall step back and let him work.

Thanks for updating us, gents.

–Mark

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**Author:** ![kesten\_broughton1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@kesten\_broughton1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kesten_broughton1)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vsphere-guest-vm-from-template/15229/3 "2014-06-06T19:04:12Z")

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any progress on this yet?

I’m wondering how specifying the vm’s os by any means: clone existing vm/template, supply vmdk or iso.

kesten

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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan1)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vsphere-guest-vm-from-template/15229/4 "2014-06-09T18:49:11Z")

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Pull requests on top of what’s already applied would be welcome?