Unable to use virt module against pmsuspended guest

[leegarrett]

SUMMARY

When a libvirt guest is suspended (S3 state), there's no possibility to wake it up.

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

virt

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible [core 2.14.11]
  config file = /home/randall/consulting/freexian/ftf/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/home/randall/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /home/randall/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.11.2 (main, Mar 13 2023, 12:18:29) [GCC 12.2.0] (/usr/bin/python3)
  jinja version = 3.1.2
  libyaml = True

COLLECTION VERSION

# /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible_collections
Collection        Version
----------------- -------
community.libvirt 1.2.0  

CONFIGURATION

$ ansible-config dump --only-changed
CONFIG_FILE() = None
EDITOR(env: EDITOR) = /usr/bin/vim
PAGER(env: PAGER) = less

OS / ENVIRONMENT

Guest in question is a Windows 11 VM that has been idle long enough for the idle suspend to kick in.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Take any libvirt guest and suspend it to S3 from within the OS .
2. Use the playbook below to attempt to get it into the running state

---
- hosts: localhost
  tasks:
    - name: virt
      virt:
        name:       win11trial
        state:      running

EXPECTED RESULTS

Setting state: running should get it into a running state, no matter the state it's currently in. Setting other variation with e.g. state: shutdown will result in similar failures: libvirt.libvirtError: Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running. It seems that once the VM is suspended, there's no way to administer it via the virt module.

$ ansible-playbook test.yml
[WARNING]: Invalid characters were found in group names but not replaced, use -vvvv to see details
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: Domain Config error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: Domain Config error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: Domain Config error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: Domain Config error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: Domain Config error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: Domain Config error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: Domain Config error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: Domain Config error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running

PLAY [localhost] **********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [virt] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
changed: [localhost]

PLAY RECAP ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost : ok=1 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0

ACTUAL RESULTS

$ ansible-playbook test.yml 
[WARNING]: Invalid characters were found in group names but not replaced, use -vvvv to see details
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: Domain Config error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: Domain Config error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: Domain Config error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: Domain Config error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: Domain Config error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: Domain Config error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: QEMU Driver error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running
libvirt: Domain Config error : Requested operation is not valid: domain is not running

PLAY [localhost] **********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [virt] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
An exception occurred during task execution. To see the full traceback, use -vvv. The error was: libvirt.libvirtError: Requested operation is not valid: domain is already running
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => changed=false 
  msg: 'Requested operation is not valid: domain is already running'

PLAY RECAP ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=0    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0