Add support to configure auto-start / power-on of virtual machine resources

[MartiniMoe]

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Description

There seems to be no way to configure auto-start / automatic power-on of virtual machines using the terraform provider.

The vSphere feature is documented here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-5FE08AC7-4486-438E-AF88-80D6C7928810.html

Also the govc cli supports configuring this: https://github.com/vmware/govmomi/blob/main/govc/USAGE.md#hostautostartadd

There already existed an issue about adding this feature, but it was automatically closed by a bot: #1788

Use Case(s)

Automatically power on virtual machines after a host boots.

Potential Terraform Provider Configuration

No response

References

1788

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