create_datastore.yml

---
- name: Isolate host in host_disk_info
  ansible.builtin.debug:
    msg:
      - "{{ host_vmhba }}"

- name: Configure host datastore
  run_once: true
  module_defaults:
    group/vmware:
      hostname: "{{ esxip }}"
      username: 'administrator@{{ vc_fact_domain }}'
      password: "{{ vc_fact_password }}"
      validate_certs: false
  block:
    - name: Find disk by device_ctd
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: "Disk {{ host_vmhba_loop_var.canonical_name }} matches vmhba0:C0:T2:L0"
      loop: "{{ host_vmhba }}"
      loop_control:
        loop_var: host_vmhba_loop_var
      when: host_vmhba_loop_var.device_ctd_list[0] == "vmhba0:C0:T2:L0"

    - name: Set disk by device_ctd
      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
        vmfs_dn: "{{ host_vmhba_loop_var.canonical_name }}"
      loop: "{{ host_vmhba }}"
      loop_control:
        loop_var: host_vmhba_loop_var
      when: host_vmhba_loop_var.device_ctd_list[0] == "vmhba0:C0:T2:L0"

    - name: Show vmfs dn
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg:
          - "{{ vmfs_dn }}"

    - name: Create datastore
      community.vmware.vmware_host_datastore:
        validate_certs: false
        username: root
        datastore_name: "Datastore-{{ esxip }}"
        vmfs_device_name: "{{ vmfs_dn }}"
        vmfs_version: 6
        datastore_type: vmfs
        state: present

    - name: Mount NFS datastores to NESTED ESXi
      community.vmware.vmware_host_datastore:
        datastore_name: '{{ nfs_loop_var.name }}'
        datastore_type: '{{ nfs_loop_var.type }}'
        nfs_server: '{{ nfs_loop_var.server }}'
        nfs_path: '{{ nfs_loop_var.path }}'
        state: present
        username: root
        validate_certs: false
      loop: "{{ vc_nfs_shares }}"
      loop_control:
        loop_var: nfs_loop_var