- map AutomatedTest-VMBootImg-Gold to gold and Gold-2 to gold-2
- require live vCenter placement checks for explicit VM lists
- stop mixed gold/gold-2 requests before planning ATVM runs
- return hostname-only datastore inventories by default
- tell the operator about the vCenter placement check before showing run commands
- clarify that repo inventory files are not the source of truth for current datastore membership
- fix the remaining in-family version ordering for Oracle Linux, Redhat Linux, Rocky Linux, and Windows rows
- normalize distro labels so the inventory consistently uses Oracle Linux, Redhat Linux, and Rocky Linux
- leave hostnames, kernel versions, notes, and blacklist annotations unchanged
- reorder atvm/inventory/vm-inventory.md so distro families stay grouped and versions sort together
- add a Notes column to the VM inventory table
- annotate blacklisted VMs with their current known reasons from the ATVM automation docs
- leave existing OS labels, naming inconsistencies, and typos unchanged while restructuring the table
