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Inventory plugins data tweaks and finalization

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Disable use of azure_rm inventory plugin
Disable use of ec2 inventory plugin
due to compatibility issues that are unresolved

Fix conflicts with ansible runner integration

Add additional content enabled by Ansible core changes
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# Transition to Ansible Inventory Plugins
Inventory updates change from using scripts which are vendored as executable
python scripts in the AWX folder `awx/plugins/inventory` (taken originally from
Ansible folder `contrib/inventory`) to using dynamically-generated
python scripts to using dynamically-generated
YAML files which conform to the specifications of the `auto` inventory plugin
which are then parsed by their respective inventory plugin.
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new names replace old names.
If you turn compatibility mode off or downgrade Ansible, you should
consider turning on `overwrite` and `overwrite_vars` to get rid of stale
turn on `overwrite` and `overwrite_vars` to get rid of stale
variables (and potentially groups) no longer returned by the import.
In many cases, the host names will change. In all cases, accurate host
tracking will still be maintained via the host `instance_id`.
(after: https://github.com/ansible/awx/pull/3362)
Group names will be sanitized with compatibility mode turned off.
That means that characters such as "-" will
be replaced by underscores "\_". In some cases, this means that a large
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the old names are added back where they have the same meaning as a
variable returned by the plugin. New names are not removed.
Some hostvars will be lost, because of general deprecation needs.
- ec2, see https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/52358
- gce (see https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/51884)
- `gce_uuid` this came from libcloud and isn't a true GCP field
inventory plugins have moved away from libcloud
The syntax of some hostvars, for some values, will change.
- ec2
- old: "ec2_block_devices": {"sda1": "vol-xxxxxx"}
- new: "ec2_block_devices": {"/dev/sda1": "vol-xxxxxx"}
A small number of hostvars will be lost because of general deprecation needs.
#### Host names
Host names might change, but tracking host identity via `instance_id`
will still be reliable.
In many cases, the host names will change. In all cases, accurate host
tracking will still be maintained via the host `instance_id`.
(after: https://github.com/ansible/awx/pull/3362)
## How do I write my own Inventory File?