- In order to keep the integration with `ansible-test`, we prefer to avoid any
interaction with the Ansible inventory file.
- split up the prepare_vmware_tests/defaults/main.yml in two
configuration files: one for vcsim and one for a real environment
- remove all the access to hostvars
- directly interact with the ESXi to mount/umount the datastore
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/56516
- record the virtual machine folder in the environment configuration
- vmware_guest_move: Use https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/55237
Ensure the module still work with the ESXi where CustomFieldsManager
does not exist.
From: https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/converter-sdk/conv60_apireference/vim.CustomFieldsManager.html
The CustomFieldsManager object is used to add and remove custom fields to
managed entities.
The custom fields values set on managed entities are available through the
customValue property and through the summary objects for VirtualMachine
and HostSystem. They are not available directly through this managed object.
This functionality is only available through VirtualCenter.
Fixes: #56071
Refactoring of the following roles to make use of the new
`prepare_vmware_tests` role.
- `vmware_resource_pool`
- `vmware_resource_pool_facts`
- `vmware_target_canonical_facts`
- `vmware_vcenter_settings`
- `vmware_vcenter_statistics`
- `vmware_vm_facts`
- `vmware_vm_host_drs_rule`
- `vmware_vm_vm_drs_rule`
- `vmware_vmkernel`
- `vmware_vmkernel_facts`
- `vmware_vspan_session`
- `vmware_vswitch`
- `vmware_vswitch_facts`
This patch depends on: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/55719
Original PR: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/54882
