Maybe I'm stating the obvious but you should make sure there are no duplicate templates. Or, as the docs you quoted say, use the UUID to identify it.
On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 at 18:58, David Foley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > Trying to Deploy a Virtual Machine on a Cluster within a DataCenter which > appears that a Template with the Same name is on a different Cluster within > the Same Datacenter: > > Looking at the Following from the Doc: > can someone help me with the absolute path ? > > I tried the following > > template: "Corp\San Diego\QR\.Golden Tempates\WS2016-DSC-0819" which > didn't appear to Work. > > *template* > <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/vmware_guest_module.html#parameter-template> > - > Template or existing virtual machine used to create new virtual machine. > If this value is not set, virtual machine is created without using a > template. > If the virtual machine already exists, this parameter will be ignored. > This parameter is case sensitive. > You can also specify template or VM UUID for identifying source. > version_added 2.8. Use hw_product_uuid from vmware_guest_facts as UUID > value. > From version 2.8 onwards, absolute path to virtual machine or template can > be used. > > > TASK [Virtual Machine customization] > ******************************************* > fatal: [localhost -> localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": > "Multiple virtual machines or templates with same name [WS2016-DSC-0819] > found."} > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Project" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/32ad5fa6-bc48-451b-90b6-9718671225d9%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/32ad5fa6-bc48-451b-90b6-9718671225d9%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from a mobile device - please excuse the brevity, spelling and punctuation. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAL8fbwO12bcZbWAy5CvnNF%3DfgyKLZRgZ4UQeHFQtwBYSvjgb1A%40mail.gmail.com.
