##### SUMMARY

The following snippet from https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest/tasks/create_d1_c1_f0.yml uses `autoselect_datastore: True`.

```yaml
- name: create new VMs
  vmware_guest:
    validate_certs: False
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    name: newvm_1
    #template: "{{ item|basename }}"
    guest_id: centos64Guest
    datacenter: "{{ dc1 }}"
    hardware:
        num_cpus: 1
        num_cpu_cores_per_socket: 1
        memory_mb: 256
        hotadd_memory: true
        hotadd_cpu: false
        max_connections: 10
    disk:
        - size: 1gb
          type: thin
          autoselect_datastore: True
    state: poweredoff
    folder: F0
```

One of my two datastores is dedicated to the ISO image and so, is readOnly. But it still get selected consistently. I use the following hack to avoid the problem:

```diff
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
index 6a63e97798..3648e3e87f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
@@ -1925,6 +1925,15 @@ class PyVmomiHelper(PyVmomi):
 
                 datastore_freespace = 0
                 for ds in datastores:
+                    is_readonly = False
+                    for h in ds.host:
+                        if h.mountInfo.accessMode == 'readOnly':
+                            is_readonly = True
+                            break
+
+                    if is_readonly:
+                        continue
+
                     if (ds.summary.freeSpace > datastore_freespace) or (ds.summary.freeSpace == datastore_freespace and not datastore):
                         # If datastore field is provided, filter destination datastores
                         if 'datastore' in self.params['disk'][0] and \
```
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##### ISSUE TYPE
- Bug Report

##### COMPONENT NAME
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vmware_guest

"""
        Adds vmdk file described by expected_disk_spec['filename'], retrieves the file
        information and adds the correct spec to self.configspec.deviceChange.
        """
        filename = expected_disk_spec['filename']
        
        if (vm_obj and diskspec.device.backing.fileName != filename) or vm_obj is None:
            vmdk_file = self.find_vmdk(expected_disk_spec['filename'])
            diskspec.device.backing.fileName = expected_disk_spec['filename']
            diskspec.device.capacityInKB = VmomiSupport.vmodlTypes['long'](vmdk_file.fileSize / 1024)
            diskspec.device.key = -1
            self.change_detected = True
            self.configspec.deviceChange.append(diskspec)
    def configure_disks(self, vm_obj):
        
        if len(self.params['disk']) == 0:
            return
        scsi_ctl = self.get_vm_scsi_controller(vm_obj)
        
        if vm_obj is None or scsi_ctl is None:
            scsi_ctl = self.device_helper.create_scsi_controller(self.get_scsi_type())
            self.change_detected = True
            self.configspec.deviceChange.append(scsi_ctl)
        disks = [x for x in vm_obj.config.hardware.device if isinstance(x, vim.vm.device.VirtualDisk)] \
            if vm_obj is not None else None
        if disks is not None and self.params.get('disk') and len(self.params.get('disk')) < len(disks):
            self.module.fail_json(msg="Provided disks configuration has less disks than "
                                      "the target object (%d vs %d)" % (len(self.params.get('disk')), len(disks)))