Show VMware pool location in cluster provisioning

[davidhrbac]

Setup

• Rancher version: N/A
• Rancher UI Extensions: N/A
• Browser type & version: N/A

Describe the bug
When Rancher Dashboard renders VMware machine pools, the provider location is shown as No Location even when the underlying vSphere resource pool path contains a usable location segment.

To Reproduce

1. Open a cluster or machine configuration that includes a VMware vSphere machine pool.
2. Use a pool whose resource pool path follows the standard vSphere shape with /host/<location>/Resources/....
3. Inspect the provider location shown for that VMware pool.

Result
The UI falls back to No Location instead of showing the location derived from the vSphere resource pool path.

Expected Result
The UI should derive and display the VMware pool location from the segment between /host/ and /Resources when that path shape is present.

Screenshots
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Additional context
A fix is prepared in PR #17774.

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🤖 Issue grooming analysis

This issue is well-specified and ready for development:

• Clear problem statement: VMware vSphere machine pool location displays as "No Location" even when the resource pool path contains a parseable location segment. The setup context (vSphere path format /host//Resources/...) is specified.
• What "fixed" looks like: Clearly stated — the UI should derive and display the location from the segment between /host/ and /Resources when that path shape is present.
• Technical context: The path shape is described; a companion fix is already prepared in PR Show VMware pool location #17774.
• Reproducibility: Numbered steps are provided with explicit expected vs. actual behavior.

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