delete_vms.yml

---
    
- hosts: vmware-vm
  gather_facts: no
  connection: local
  tasks:

    - name: PowerOff VM
      vmware_guest:
        validate_certs: False
        hostname: "{{ vm_vsphere_host }}"
        username: "{{ vm_vsphere_user }}"
        password: "{{ vm_vsphere_password }}"
        datacenter: "{{ vm_vsphere_datacenter }}" 
        folder: "{{ vm_vsphere_datacenter }}/vm/{{ vm_folder }}"
        name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
        state: poweredoff
        
    - name: Wait till all the VMs are powered off
      vmware_guest_facts: 
        validate_certs: False
        hostname: "{{ vm_vsphere_host }}"
        username: "{{ vm_vsphere_user }}"
        password: "{{ vm_vsphere_password }}"
        datacenter: "{{ vm_vsphere_datacenter }}" 
        folder: "{{ vm_vsphere_datacenter }}/vm/{{ vm_folder }}"
        name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
      register: facts 
      until: facts.instance.hw_power_status == "poweredOff" 
      retries: 10 
      delay: 5

    - name: Delete VM
      vmware_guest:
        validate_certs: False
        hostname: "{{ vm_vsphere_host }}"
        username: "{{ vm_vsphere_user }}"
        password: "{{ vm_vsphere_password }}"
        datacenter: "{{ vm_vsphere_datacenter }}" 
        folder: "{{ vm_vsphere_datacenter }}/vm/{{ vm_folder }}"
        name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
        state: absent