Folder parameter should not be needed when unregistering a VM from the inventory.

[christian-naenny]

SUMMARY

Folder parameter should not be needed when unregistering a VM from the inventory.

ISSUE TYPE

• Improvement Idea

COMPONENT NAME

community.vmware.vmware_guest_register_operation

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

When unregistering a VM from the inventory, the folder parameter has to be provided. Why? Is the VM name not unique in one particular datacenter? If yes, then the vCenter API can determine the folder on its own! The provided playbook snippet below should be enough to unregister a VM.

- name: "unregister-dr-include | unregister the VM: {{ item.snbhostname }}"
  community.vmware.vmware_guest_register_operation:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter }}"
    cluster: "{{ cluster }}"
    name: "{{ vmname }}"
    state: "absent"

[sky-joker]

Thank you @christian-naenny for improving the idea!
I see. As you mentioned, I also think it’s a good idea to allow the folder parameter to be omitted.
I will work on improving the module.