vmware_manage_tag.yml

- name: Manage vSphere VM Tags
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: no
  vars:
    tag_category: Protection
    tag_name: App01
    #vm_datacenter: lab
    #vm_cluster: cluster01
    #vm_folder: /{{ vm_datacenter }}/vm/Ansible
    vm_list:  
      - { vm: 'vm01', type: 'VirtualMachine', category: '{{ tag_category }}', tag: '{{ tag_name }}' }
      - { vm: 'vm02', type: 'VirtualMachine', category: '{{ tag_category }}', tag: '{{ tag_name }}'}
  tasks:
    - name: Get category id from the given tag
      vmware_tag_facts:
        hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
        password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        validate_certs: no
      register: tag_details
      tags: debug
    - name: Create Tag for '{{ tag_name }}'
      vmware_tag:
        hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
        password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        validate_certs: no
        category_id: "{{ tag_details.tag_facts['Default']['tag_category_id'] }}"
        tag_name: '{{ tag_name }}'
        state: present
    - name: Add Tag '{{ tag_name }}' to VMs
      vmware_tag_manager:
        hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
        password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        validate_certs: no
        tag_names:
          - "{{ item.category }}:{{ item.tag }}"
        object_name: "{{ item.vm }}"
        object_type: "{{ item.type }}"
        state: add
      with_items:  "{{ vm_list }}"
      register: tag_return
      tags: add
    - debug:
        msg: "{{ item }}"
      with_items: "{{ tag_return.results }}"
      tags: debug
    - name: Remove Tag
      vmware_tag_manager:
        hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
        password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        validate_certs: no
        tag_names:
          - "{{ item.category }}:{{ item.tag }}"
        object_name: "{{ item.vm }}"
        object_type: "{{ item.type }}"
        state: remove
      with_items:  "{{ vm_list }}"
      register: tag_return
      tags: remove
    - debug:
        msg: "{{ item }}"
      with_items: "{{ tag_return.results }}"
      tags: debug