diff --git a/awx/main/models/inventory.py b/awx/main/models/inventory.py
index b0e5e6700f..7c596547e7 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/inventory.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/inventory.py
@@ -2251,7 +2251,7 @@ class gce(PluginFileInjector):
 
 class vmware(PluginFileInjector):
     plugin_name = 'vmware_vm_inventory'
-    # initial_version = '2.9'  # Ready 4/22/2020, waiting for release
+    initial_version = '2.9'
     ini_env_reference = 'VMWARE_INI_PATH'
     base_injector = 'managed'
     namespace = 'community'
@@ -2268,9 +2268,6 @@ class vmware(PluginFileInjector):
         # Documentation of props, see
         # https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/docs/docsite/rst/scenario_guides/vmware_scenarios/vmware_inventory_vm_attributes.rst
         UPPERCASE_PROPS = [
-            "ansible_ssh_host",
-            "ansible_host",
-            "ansible_uuid",
             "availableField",
             "configIssue",
             "configStatus",
@@ -2343,16 +2340,26 @@ class vmware(PluginFileInjector):
                 if not striped_hf:
                     continue
                 ret['filters'].append(striped_hf)
+        else:
+            # default behavior filters by power state
+            ret['filters'] = ['runtime.powerState == "poweredOn"']
 
         groupby_patterns = vmware_opts.get('groupby_patterns')
+        ret.setdefault('keyed_groups', [])
         if groupby_patterns:
-            ret.setdefault('keyed_groups', [])
             for pattern in groupby_patterns.split(','):
                 stripped_pattern = pattern.replace('{', '').replace('}', '').strip()  # make best effort
                 ret['keyed_groups'].append({
                     'prefix': '', 'separator': '',
                     'key': stripped_pattern
                 })
+        else:
+            # default groups from script
+            for entry in ('guest.guestId', '"templates" if config.template else "guests"'):
+                ret['keyed_groups'].append({
+                    'prefix': '', 'separator': '',
+                    'key': entry
+                })
 
         return ret
 
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/data/inventory/plugins/vmware/files/vmware_vm_inventory.yml b/awx/main/tests/data/inventory/plugins/vmware/files/vmware_vm_inventory.yml
index 6363d6c26b..d08a5ff126 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/data/inventory/plugins/vmware/files/vmware_vm_inventory.yml
+++ b/awx/main/tests/data/inventory/plugins/vmware/files/vmware_vm_inventory.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ keyed_groups:
   separator: ''
 plugin: community.vmware.vmware_vm_inventory
 properties:
-- ansible_ssh_host
-- ansible_host
-- ansible_uuid
 - availableField
 - configIssue
 - configStatus
diff --git a/requirements/collections_requirements.yml b/requirements/collections_requirements.yml
index cec16c491f..333ed62924 100644
--- a/requirements/collections_requirements.yml
+++ b/requirements/collections_requirements.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ collections:
   - name: awx.awx
     version: 9.3.0
   - name: azure.azcollection
-    version: 0.1.1  # questionable https://github.com/ansible-collections/azure/issues/55
+    version: 0.1.2
   - name: amazon.aws
     version: 0.1.1  # version 0.1.0 seems to have gone missing
   - name: theforeman.foreman
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ collections:
   - name: openstack.cloud
     version: 0.0.1-dev85  # earlier had checksum mismatch
   - name: community.vmware
-    version: 0.3.1-dev1
+    version: 0.4.0  # first to contain necessary grouping and filtering features
   - name: ovirt.ovirt_collection
     version: 1.0.1  # new fix published, should be good to go