---
- hosts: esxi
  connection: local
  remote_user: root
  become: no
  vars_prompt:
    - name: hostname
      prompt: "Enter the VMware ESXi hostname"
      default: "esxi.fritz.box"
      private: no
    - name: username
      prompt: "Enter the VMware ESXi username"
      default: "root"
      private: no
    - name: password
      prompt: "Enter the VMware ESXi password"
      private: yes
  vars:
    vms:
      - name: "Windows 7 Internet Explorer 10"
        notes: "Created using Ansible"
        osid: windows7_64Guest
        scsi: paravirtual
        memory: 4096
        cpus: 2
  tasks:
    - name: create vms
      vsphere_guest:
        vcenter_hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
        username: "{{ username }}"
        password: "{{ password }}"
        guest: "{{ item.name }}"
        state: powered_on
        vm_extra_config:
          notes: "{{ item.notes }}"
        vm_hardware:
          memory_mb: "{{ item.memory }}"
          num_cpus: "{{ item.cpus }}"
          osid: "{{ item.osid }}"
          scsi: "{{ item.scsi }}"
        vm_disk:
          disk1:
            size_gb: 64
            type: thin
            datastore: "datastore1"
        vm_nic:
          nic1:
            type: vmxnet3
            network: "VM Network"
            network_type: standard
        esxi:
          datacenter: "ha-datacenter"
          hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
        validate_certs: no
      with_items:
        - "{{ vms }}"