create_instance.yml

- hosts: localhost 
  connection: local
  gather_facts: False
  vars:
    guest_name: newvm001
    vmware_template: template_el7
  tasks:

    - name: create the instance
      vsphere_guest:
        validate_certs: no
        vcenter_hostname: "{{ lookup('env', 'VMWARE_HOST') }}"
        username: "{{ lookup('env', 'VMWARE_USER') }}"
        password: "{{ lookup('env', 'VMWARE_PASSWORD') }}"
        guest: "{{ guest_name }}"
        from_template: yes
        template_src: "{{ vmware_template }}"
        vm_extra_config:
          folder: testvms
        esxi:
          datacenter: datacenter1
          hostname: 172.16.66.128

    - name: loop until the guest has an IP address
      vsphere_guest:
        validate_certs: no
        vcenter_hostname: "{{ lookup('env', 'VMWARE_HOST') }}"
        username: "{{ lookup('env', 'VMWARE_USER') }}"
        password: "{{ lookup('env', 'VMWARE_PASSWORD') }}"
        guest: "{{ guest_name }}"
        vmware_guest_facts: yes
      register: instance
      until: instance.ansible_facts.hw_eth0['ipaddresses']
      retries: 30
      delay: 10
    - debug: var=instance        

    - name: save the instance IP
      set_fact:
        instance_ip: "{{ instance.ansible_facts.hw_eth0['ipaddresses'][0] }}"

    - name: wait for ssh availability
      local_action: wait_for host={{ instance_ip }} port=22 state=started delay=10