---
- name: Fetch VM list from API
  uri:
    url             : "{{ __pve_endpoint }}/nodes/{{ item.vm_host | default(__pve_node) }}/qemu/{{ item.vmid }}/config"
    method          : GET
    headers         :
      Content-type  : "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
      Authorization : "{{ __pve_token }}"
      node          : "{{ item.vm_host | default(__pve_node) }}"
    return_content  : no
    validate_certs  : no
    status_code     :
      - 200
      - 500
  register          : r_get_vm_list
  loop              : "{{ lab_nodes }}"
  loop_control      :
    label           : "{{ item.name }}"


- name: Create VMs
  uri:
    url             : "{{ __pve_endpoint }}/nodes/{{ __pve_node }}/qemu/\
                      {{ item.item.vm_template_id | default(__vm_tmpl_id) }}/clone"
    method          : POST
    headers         :
      Content-type  : "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
      Authorization : "{{ __pve_token }}"
    body_format     : form-urlencoded
    body:
      vmid          : "{{ item.item.vm_template_id | default(__vm_tmpl_id) }}"
      newid         : "{{ item.item.vmid }}"
      name          : "{{ item.item.name }}"
      target        : "{{ item.item.vm_host | default(__pve_node) }}"
    return_content  : no
    validate_certs  : no
  register          : r_create_vm
  loop              : "{{ r_get_vm_list.results }}"
  loop_control      :
    label           : "{{ item.item.name }}"
  when              :
    - item.status == 500


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