# 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:
      - size_gb: 10
        type: thin
        datastore: g73_datastore
      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