community.general/test/integration/targets/prepare_vmware_tests/tasks/init_vcsim.yml

---
- name: load vars
  include_vars:
    file: vcsim.yml

- name: kill vcsim
  uri:
    url: http://{{ vcsim }}:5000/killall

- name: start vcsim (all dressed)
  uri:
    url: http://{{ vcsim }}:5000/spawn?cluster=1&folder=1&ds=2
  register: vcsim_instance
  when: setup_esxi_instance is not defined

- name: start vcsim (ESXi only)
  uri:
    url: http://{{ vcsim }}:5000/spawn?esx=1
  register: vcsim_instance
  when: setup_esxi_instance is defined

# - name: get a list of Hosts from vcsim
#   uri:
#     url: http://{{ vcsim }}:5000/govc_find?filter=H
#   register: vcsim_host_list

# - name: get a list of Hosts from vcsim
#   uri:
#     url: http://{{ vcsim }}:5000/govc_find?filter=F
#   register: vcsim_host_folder
# - debug: var=vcsim_host_folder

- set_fact:
    vcenter_hostname: "{{ vcsim }}"
    vcenter_username: "user"
    vcenter_password: "pass"