community.vmware.vmware_guest_cross_vc_clone - Cannot find destination folder

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SUMMARY

I try to clone template across vCenter using community.vmware.vmware_guest_cross_vc_clone in order to replace previous template in destination vCenter with latest one from source vCenter.

But always get error "msg": "Destination folder does not exist. Please refer to the documentation to correctly specify the folder."

To confirm that I input correct folder/format in this module, I use vmware_guest_find in order to get destination folder for previous template in destination vCenter then register into variable and use that defined variable in community.vmware.vmware_guest_cross_vc_clone

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

community.vmware.vmware_guest_cross_vc_clone

ANSIBLE VERSION

2.9 with installed collection community.vmware 

COLLECTION VERSION

community.vmware

CONFIGURATION

OS / ENVIRONMENT

VMware vCenter 6.5

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

- name: Find folder path of destination VC
  vmware_guest_find:
    hostname: 172.x.x.112
    username: {{xxx}}
    password: {{xxx}}
    validate_certs: no
    name: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: destinationfolder

- set_fact:
    dest_folder: "{{ destinationfolder.folders[0] }}"

- name: clone a new refresh template across VC
  community.vmware.vmware_guest_cross_vc_clone:
    hostname: 172.x.x.111
    username: {{xxx}}
    password: {{xxx}}
    validate_certs: no
    name: Windows2K19_Template
    destination_vm_name: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    destination_vcenter: 172.x.x.112
    destination_vcenter_username: {{xxx}}
    destination_vcenter_password: {{xxx}}
    destination_vcenter_validate_certs: no
    destination_host: xxxxxx
    destination_datastore: xxxxx
    destination_vm_folder: '{{ dest_folder }}'
    state: present
  register: cross_vc_clone_from_template
  delegate_to: localhost

EXPECTED RESULTS

Template is cloned to destination vCenter

ACTUAL RESULTS

Got message below: "msg": "Destination folder does not exist. Please refer to the documentation to correctly specify the folder.",

**vmware_guest_find**
"folders": [
        "/xxxxx/xx/xxxx"

**set_fact**
"dest_folder": "/xxxxx/xx/xxxx"

**community.vmware.vmware_guest_cross_vc_clone**
    "msg": "Destination folder does not exist. Please refer to the documentation to correctly specify the folder.",
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "hostname": "172.x.x.111",
            "username": "xxxxxxx",
            "password": "xxxxxxx",
            "validate_certs": false,
            "name": "xxxxxxx",
            "destination_vm_name": "xxxxxxx",
            "destination_vcenter": "172.x.x.112",
            "destination_vcenter_username": "xxxxxxx",
            "destination_vcenter_password": "xxxxxxx",
            "destination_vcenter_validate_certs": false,
            "destination_host": "xxxxxxx",
            "destination_datastore": "xxxxxxx",
            "destination_vm_folder": "/xxxxx/xx/xxxx",
            "state": "present",
            "port": xx,
            "use_instance_uuid": false,
            "destination_vcenter_port": xx,
            "proxy_host": null,
            "proxy_port": null,
            "uuid": null,
            "moid": null,
            "destination_resource_pool": null
        }
    },
    "_ansible_no_log": false,
    "changed": false,
    "_ansible_delegated_vars": {
        "ansible_host": "localhost"
    }

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[magnusolsson80]

Hi.. I'm also suffering from this problem,

The module can't take any absolute path. If I set a folder, then it finds one. Problem is that I have multiple folders with the same name so an absolute path is required.