# virt module VMNotFound **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [November 17, 2017, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/virt-module-vmnotfound/26060 "2017-11-17T10:55:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Moreno\_Garcia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@Moreno\_Garcia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Moreno_Garcia)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/virt-module-vmnotfound/26060/1 "2017-11-17T10:55:01Z")
I have 3 machines provisioned on KVM. Here is my inventory: ` [local] localhost ansible\_connection=local [dbservers] server1 server2 server3 ` When I run from the command line: $ ansible localhost -m virt -a “name=scylla3 command=status” `localhost | SUCCESS => { "changed": false, "failed": false, "status": "running" }` It works perfectly fine. But from my playbook ` - hosts: dbservers tasks: - name: Test command for VMs virt: command: status name: ‘{{ansible\_host }}’ ` I get the following error: `An exception occurred during task execution. To see the full traceback, use -vvv. The error was: VMNotFound: virtual machine server1 not found fatal: [server1]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "msg": "virtual machine server1 not found"} An exception occurred during task execution. To see the full traceback, use -vvv. The error was: VMNotFound: virtual machine server2 not found fatal: [server2]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "msg": "virtual machine server2 not found"} An exception occurred during task execution. To see the full traceback, use -vvv. The error was: VMNotFound: virtual machine server3 not found fatal: [server3]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "msg": "virtual machine server3 not found"}` Running with -vvv the relevant part: ` The full traceback is: Traceback (most recent call last): File “/tmp/ansible\_WuP4hq/ansible\_module\_virt.py”, line 540, in main rc, result = core(module) File “/tmp/ansible\_WuP4hq/ansible\_module\_virt.py”, line 506, in core res = getattr(v, command)(guest) File “/tmp/ansible\_WuP4hq/ansible\_module\_virt.py”, line 410, in status return self.conn.get\_status(vmid) File “/tmp/ansible\_WuP4hq/ansible\_module\_virt.py”, line 236, in get\_status state = self.find\_vm(vmid).info()[0] File “/tmp/ansible\_WuP4hq/ansible\_module\_virt.py”, line 205, in find\_vm raise VMNotFound(“virtual machine %s not found” % vmid) VMNotFound: virtual machine server3 not found fatal: [server3]: FAILED! =\> { “changed”: false, “failed”: true, “invocation”: { “module\_args”: { “autostart”: null, “command”: “status”, “name”: “server3”, “state”: null, “uri”: “qemu:///system”, “xml”: null } }, “msg”: “virtual machine server3 not found” } ` Not sure what I’m doing wrong. Any help appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Moreno\_Garcia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@Moreno\_Garcia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Moreno_Garcia)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/virt-module-vmnotfound/26060/2 "2017-11-17T11:28:53Z")
The command line is actually: $ ansible localhost -m virt -a “name=server3 command=status” ---
**Author:** ![Moreno\_Garcia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@Moreno\_Garcia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Moreno_Garcia)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/virt-module-vmnotfound/26060/3 "2017-11-17T13:49:04Z")
`ansible --version ansible 2.4.1.0 config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search path = [u'/home/bfranklin/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules'] ansible python module location = /home/bfranklin/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible executable location = /usr/bin/ansible python version = 2.7.13 (default, Jan 19 2017, 14:48:08) [GCC 6.3.0 20170118]/` ---
**Author:** ![Moreno\_Garcia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@Moreno\_Garcia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Moreno_Garcia)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/virt-module-vmnotfound/26060/4 "2017-11-17T21:16:16Z")
I’m not a programmer but I decided to run some tests with the code. VMs **ON** ` Python 2.7.13 (default, Jan 19 2017, 14:48:08) [GCC 6.3.0 20170118] on linux2 Type “help”, “copyright”, “credits” or “license” for more information. > > > import libvirt > > > print “VMs off” > > > VMs off > > > conn = libvirt.open(‘qemu:///system’) > > > vms = > > > ids = conn.listDomainsID() > > > ids > > > > > > domains = conn.listDefinedDomains() > > > domains > > > [‘server3’, ‘server2’, ‘server1’] > > > for id in ids: > > > … vm = conn.lookupByID(id) > > > … vms.append(vm) > > > … > > > vms > > > > > > for domain in domains: > > > … vm = conn.lookupByName(domain) > > > … vms.append(vm) > > > … > > > vms > > > [\, \, \] > > > vms[0].name() > > > ‘server3’ > > > vms[1].name() > > > ‘server2’ > > > vms[2].name() > > > ‘server1’ > > > ` VMs **OFF** ` > > > print ‘VMs on’ > > > VMs on > > > ids = conn.listDomainsID() > > > ids > > > [95, 94, 93] > > > for id in ids: > > > … vm = conn.lookupByID(id) > > > … vms.append(vm) > > > … > > > vms > > > [\, \, \, \, \, \] > > > vms[0].name() > > > ‘server3’ > > > vms[1].name() > > > ‘server2’ > > > vms[2].name() > > > ‘server1’ > > > domains = conn.listDefinedDomains() > > > domains > > > > > > for domain in domains: > > > … vm = conn.lookupByName(domain) > > > … vms.append(vm) > > > … > > > domains ` So looking at the code here: [https://github.com/technolo-g/ansible\_venv/blob/master/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/misc/virt.py](https://github.com/technolo-g/ansible_venv/blob/master/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/misc/virt.py) ` def find\_vm(self, vmid): “”" Extra bonus feature: vmid = -1 returns a list of everything “”" conn = self.conn vms = # this block of code borrowed from virt-manager: # get working domain’s name ids = conn.listDomainsID() for id in ids: vm = conn.lookupByID(id) vms.append(vm) # get defined domain names = conn.listDefinedDomains() for name in names: vm = conn.lookupByName(name) vms.append(vm) if vmid == -1: return vms for vm in vms: if vm.name() == vmid: return vm raise VMNotFound(“virtual machine %s not found” % vmid) ` > | > > - | It should find the VM by vmid. I’m puzzled. ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/virt-module-vmnotfound/26060/5 "2017-11-17T21:23:51Z")
> I have 3 machines provisioned on KVM. Here is my inventory: > > [local] > localhost ansible\_connection=local > > [dbservers] > server1 > server2 > server3 > > When I run from the command line: > > $ ansible localhost -m virt -a "name=scylla3 command=status" > > localhost | SUCCESS =\> { >     "changed": false, >     "failed": false, >     "status": "running" > } > > It works perfectly fine. Here the virt module is running on localhost. > But from my playbook > > - hosts: dbservers >    tasks: >       - name: Test command for VMs >         virt: >           command: status >           name: '{{ansible\_host }}' > > I get the following error: > An exception occurred during task execution. To see the full traceback, use > -vvv. The error was: VMNotFound: virtual machine server1 not found > fatal: [server1]: FAILED! =\> {"changed": false, "failed": true, "msg": "virtual > machine server1 not found"} > An exception occurred during task execution. To see the full traceback, use > -vvv. The error was: VMNotFound: virtual machine server2 not found > fatal: [server2]: FAILED! =\> {"changed": false, "failed": true, "msg": "virtual > machine server2 not found"} > An exception occurred during task execution. To see the full traceback, use > -vvv. The error was: VMNotFound: virtual machine server3 not found > fatal: [server3]: FAILED! =\> {"changed": false, "failed": true, "msg": "virtual > machine server3 not found"} Here you are running the virt module on the VM, and the VM is not running KVM the host is. > Running with -vvv the relevant part: > > The full traceback is: > Traceback (most recent call last): >   File "/tmp/ansible\_WuP4hq/ansible\_module\_virt.py", line 540, in main >     rc, result = core(module) >   File "/tmp/ansible\_WuP4hq/ansible\_module\_virt.py", line 506, in core >     res = getattr(v, command)(guest) >   File "/tmp/ansible\_WuP4hq/ansible\_module\_virt.py", line 410, in status >     return self.conn.get\_status(vmid) >   File "/tmp/ansible\_WuP4hq/ansible\_module\_virt.py", line 236, in get\_status >     state = self.find\_vm(vmid).info()[0] >   File "/tmp/ansible\_WuP4hq/ansible\_module\_virt.py", line 205, in find\_vm >     raise VMNotFound("virtual machine %s not found" % vmid) > VMNotFound: virtual machine server3 not found > > fatal: [server3]: FAILED! =\> { This last line say you are running on server3 an not localhost. >     "changed": false, >     "failed": true, >     "invocation": { >         "module\_args": { >             "autostart": null, >             "command": "status", >             "name": "server3", >             "state": null, >             "uri": "qemu:///system", >             "xml": null >         } >     }, >     "msg": "virtual machine server3 not found" > } > > Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Any help appreciated. You need to add delegate\_to: localhost or set connection: local ---
**Author:** ![Moreno\_Garcia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@Moreno\_Garcia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Moreno_Garcia)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/virt-module-vmnotfound/26060/6 "2017-11-17T22:15:51Z")
Kai, thanks a lot for taking the time to reply. Tried with delegate\_to “msg”: “Unsupported parameters for (virt) module: delegate\_to Supported parameters include: autostart,command,name,state,uri,xml” I already tried with localhost on the playbook, let me try again. Changing the name to localhost: ` - hosts: dbservers tasks: - name: Test command for VMs virt: command: status name: localhost ` ` (0, ‘\r\n{“msg”: “virtual machine localhost not found”, “failed”: true, “exception”: “Traceback (most recent call last):\n File \”/tmp/ansible\_mQLcdU/ansible\_module\_virt.py\“, line 540, in main\n rc, result = core(module)\n File \”/tmp/ansible\_mQLcdU/ansible\_module\_virt.py\“, line 506, in core\n res = getattr(v, command)(guest)\n File \”/tmp/ansible\_mQLcdU/ansible\_module\_virt.py\“, line 410, in status\n return self.conn.get\_status(vmid)\n File \”/tmp/ansible\_mQLcdU/ansible\_module\_virt.py\“, line 236, in get\_status\n state = self.find\_vm(vmid).info()[0]\n File \”/tmp/ansible\_mQLcdU/ansible\_module\_virt.py\“, line 205, in find\_vm\n raise VMNotFound(\“virtual machine %s not found\” % vmid)\nVMNotFound: virtual machine localhost not found\n”, “invocation”: {“module\_args”: {“xml”: null, “name”: “localhost”, “uri”: “qemu:///system”, “state”: null, “command”: “status”, “autostart”: null}}}\r\n’, ‘Shared connection to server3 closed.\r\n’) The full traceback is: Traceback (most recent call last): File “/tmp/ansible\_mQLcdU/ansible\_module\_virt.py”, line 540, in main rc, result = core(module) File “/tmp/ansible\_mQLcdU/ansible\_module\_virt.py”, line 506, in core res = getattr(v, command)(guest) File “/tmp/ansible\_mQLcdU/ansible\_module\_virt.py”, line 410, in status return self.conn.get\_status(vmid) File “/tmp/ansible\_mQLcdU/ansible\_module\_virt.py”, line 236, in get\_status state = self.find\_vm(vmid).info()[0] File “/tmp/ansible\_mQLcdU/ansible\_module\_virt.py”, line 205, in find\_vm raise VMNotFound(“virtual machine %s not found” % vmid) VMNotFound: virtual machine localhost not found fatal: [server3]: FAILED! =\> { “changed”: false, “failed”: true, “invocation”: { “module\_args”: { “autostart”: null, “command”: “status”, “name”: “localhost”, “state”: null, “uri”: “qemu:///system”, “xml”: null } }, “msg”: “virtual machine localhost not found” ` Changing hosts and removing name: ` - hosts: local tasks: - name: Test command for VMs virt: command: status ` ` TASK [Test command for VMs] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* task path: /home/bfranklin/bin/test.test/tasks/test3.yml:20 Using module file /home/bfranklin/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/virt.py ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: bfranklin EXEC /bin/sh -c ‘echo ~ && sleep 0’ EXEC /bin/sh -c ‘( umask 77 && mkdir -p “`echo /home/bfranklin/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1510956849.89-176724624375677`” && echo ansible-tmp-1510956849.89-176724624375677=“`echo /home/bfranklin/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1510956849.89-176724624375677`” ) && sleep 0’ PUT /tmp/tmpgNSjwP TO /home/bfranklin/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1510956849.89-176724624375677/virt.py EXEC /bin/sh -c ‘chmod u+x /home/bfranklin/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1510956849.89-176724624375677/ /home/bfranklin/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1510956849.89-176724624375677/virt.py && sleep 0’ EXEC /bin/sh -c ‘/usr/bin/python /home/bfranklin/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1510956849.89-176724624375677/virt.py; rm -rf “/home/bfranklin/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1510956849.89-176724624375677/” \> /dev/null 2\>&1 && sleep 0’ fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! =\> { “changed”: false, “failed”: true, “invocation”: { “module\_args”: { “autostart”: null, “command”: “status”, “name”: null, “state”: null, “uri”: “qemu:///system”, “xml”: null } }, “msg”: “status requires 1 argument: guest” ` It seem to “work” but then how to iterate through my list of guests? ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/virt-module-vmnotfound/26060/7 "2017-11-17T22:24:26Z")
> Kai, thanks a lot for taking the time to reply. > > Tried with delegate\_to > > "msg": "Unsupported parameters for (virt) module: delegate\_to Supported > parameters include: autostart,command,name,state,uri,xml" Your indentation was wrong, it should be on the same level as virt, not under virt. > I already tried with localhost on the playbook, let me try again. > > Changing the name to localhost: > > - hosts: dbservers >    tasks: > >       - name: Test command for VMs >         virt: >           command: status >           name: localhost With delegate\_to: - hosts: dbservers   tasks:     - name: Test command for VMs       virt:         command: status         name: {{ inventory\_hostname }}       delegate\_to: localhost With connection: local - hosts: dbservers   connection: local   tasks:     - name: Test command for VMs       virt:         command: status         name: {{ inventory\_hostname }} ---
**Author:** ![Moreno\_Garcia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@Moreno\_Garcia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Moreno_Garcia)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/virt-module-vmnotfound/26060/8 "2017-11-17T22:34:01Z")
It worked like a charm. Thanks a lot Kai!