##### 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

disk_type = expected_disk_spec.get('type', '').lower()
                if disk_type == 'thin':
                    diskspec.device.backing.thinProvisioned = True
                elif disk_type == 'eagerzeroedthick':
                    diskspec.device.backing.eagerlyScrub = True
            if 'filename' in expected_disk_spec and expected_disk_spec['filename'] is not None:
                self.add_existing_vmdk(vm_obj, expected_disk_spec, diskspec, scsi_ctl)
                continue
            elif vm_obj is None or self.params['template']:
                
                
                if diskspec.device.backing.fileName == '':
                    diskspec.fileOperation = vim.vm.device.VirtualDeviceSpec.FileOperation.create
            
            if expected_disk_spec.get('datastore'):
                
                
                
                pass
            kb = self.get_configured_disk_size(expected_disk_spec)
            
            if kb < diskspec.device.capacityInKB:
                self.module.fail_json(
                    msg="Given disk size is smaller than found (%d < %d). Reducing disks is not allowed." %
                        (kb, diskspec.device.capacityInKB))
            if kb != diskspec.device.capacityInKB or disk_modified:
                diskspec.device.capacityInKB = kb
                self.configspec.deviceChange.append(diskspec)
                self.change_detected = True
    def select_host(self):