vSphere Automation SDK not included, vmware tags not supported in inventory

[anasskh]

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

SUMMARY

VMware dynamic inventory pulling the tag with empty value

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Sync with vcenter

ENVIRONMENT

Ansible 2.9.14 AWX Version 15.1 vshpere 6.5

Sources Variables:

hostnames:

• config.name keyed_groups:
• key: guest.guestFamily prefix: '' separator: '' plugin: community.vmware.vmware_vm_inventory properties:
• name
• network
• guest
• config
• tag strict: false with_nested_properties: true

EXPECTED RESULTS I expected sync VM with tags value and filter with tag to create inventory by Environments.

ACTUAL RESULTS

i get tags with empty value like these tag: []

Thanks for your time .

[wenottingham]

vSphere Automation SDK is required for tags, it is not included out of the box.

[anasskh]

yes it work when i install the vSphere Automation SDK direct on the container .

Thanks .