---
- name: Install all
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: set disk number
      set_fact:
        nb_disks: 5
    - name: Populate disk list
      set_fact:
        vm_disks: "{{ vm_disks|default([]) + [ {'name': 'hdd_' + item, 'type': 'thin', 'datastore': 'g73_datastore', 'size_gb': '10'} ] }}"
      with_sequence: start=1 end={{ nb_disks }}

    - debug: var=vm_disks

# Create a VM from a template
  - name: create the VM
    vmware_guest:
      hostname: 192.0.2.44
      username: administrator@vsphere.local
      password: vmware
      validate_certs: no
      esxi_hostname: 192.0.2.117
      datacenter: datacenter1
      folder: testvms
      name: testvm_2
      state: poweredon
      guest_id: centos64guest
      disk: {{ vm_disks }}
      hardware:
        memory_mb: 512
        num_cpus: 1
        scsi: paravirtual
      networks:
      - name: VM Network
        ip: 192.168.1.100
        netmask: 255.255.255.0
        mac: 'aa:bb:dd:aa:00:14'
      template: template_el7
      wait_for_ip_address: yes
    register: deploy