docs: Ansible ping to ESXi host

README.md

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 Now you can access the ESXi dashboard on `192.168.1.5` (or whatever the ip of the hypervisor is).
 
+5. Add a new datastore: ![ESXi Data store](images/esxi_data_store.png)
+
 ### Setup Linux Development Environment
 
 1. In Skylab request a new Ubuntu Server 24.04 machine.
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    3. Connect to the machine in VSCode: ![Connecting to ssh](images\vscode_connect_ssh.png)
 
-6. Install deps: `sudo apt install git unzip curl`
+6. Install deps: `sudo apt install git unzip curl sshpass`
 
 7. Install OVFTool
    1. `wget https://github.com/rgl/ovftool-binaries/raw/main/archive/VMware-ovftool-4.6.3-24031167-lin.x86_64.zip`
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 9.  Install Terraform
    1. `wget -O- https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg`
    2. `echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hashicorp.list`
-   3. `sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install terraform`
+   3. `sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install terraform`
+
+### Test Connection
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+Run the following command and enter the password of the `root` user on the ESXi Hypervisor: `ansible -i '192.168.1.5,' -m ping all -u root -k`
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+This will return a success message:
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+![Ansible ping success message](images/ansible_ping_success.png)