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This PR introduces the following improvements for the ppc64le ansible create and destroy tasks

Description

  • Split rhel-ppc64le into rhel-ppc64le-9 and rhel-ppc64le-10 so GitHub Actions can run RHEL 9.6 and RHEL 10 PowerVS tests in parallel (fail-fast: false).
  • Move the PowerVS SSH cipher workaround to group_vars/vm_arch_ppc64le.yml so it still applies after the VM type split.
  • Wrap PowerVS create in block/always so a failed create still lands in inventory and teardown can delete IBM resources.
  • Stop caching PowerVS facts on localhost so instance/network/key IDs cannot leak across VMs.
  • Replace cockpit ignore_errors with failed_when that only ignores a missing cockpit.socket unit.
  • Make instance delete fail the destroy play if it cannot remove the VM, and delete SSH keys by id instead of passing the whole resource.

Checklist

  • Investigated and inspected CI test results
  • Updated documentation accordingly

Automated testing

  • Added unit tests
  • Added integration tests
  • Added regression tests

If any of these don't apply, please comment below.

Testing Performed

Tested using CI.

For more details, ref the Confluence page about this section.

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  • New Features

    • Added support for separate RHEL 9 and RHEL 10 PPC64LE virtual machine configurations.
    • Integration testing now covers both RHEL PPC64LE versions.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved PPC64LE VM creation, inventory registration, cleanup, and SSH compatibility.
    • Improved handling of missing resources and public IP information.
    • Provisioning now reports Cockpit shutdown errors while allowing absent services.
  • Documentation

    • Updated the supported PPC64LE VM family documentation.

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PPC64LE VM support now distinguishes RHEL 9 and RHEL 10 images. Provisioning and cleanup use direct resource results, safer inventory defaults, and stricter error handling. Integration tests cover both VM types.

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PPC64LE VM definitions and dispatch

Layer / File(s) Summary
RHEL image definitions and test matrix
.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml, ansible/README.md, ansible/group_vars/all.yml
The configuration defines separate rhel-ppc64le-9 and rhel-ppc64le-10 VM types, images, documentation entries, and integration-test matrix values.
Architecture-specific SSH and image naming
ansible/group_vars/platform_rhel-ppc64le.yml, ansible/group_vars/vm_arch_ppc64le.yml, ansible/roles/create-all-vms/tasks/by-image.yml
PPC64LE SSH arguments use aes128-ctr. Image full-name selection now uses the architecture value.

PPC64LE provisioning and inventory

Layer / File(s) Summary
Resource creation and inventory registration
ansible/roles/create-vm/tasks/create-ppc64le-vm.yml
SSH key, network, and VSI handling uses lookup return codes and uncached facts. Inventory registration runs in an always section and uses safe defaults for missing IP data.

Cleanup and provisioning error handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Resource deletion and Cockpit shutdown
ansible/roles/destroy-vm/tasks/destroy-ppc64le-vm.yml, ansible/roles/provision-vm/tasks/redhat.yml
Resource deletion requires defined identifiers and no longer ignores instance deletion errors. Cockpit shutdown suppresses only the missing-service error.

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The destroy workflow can leave cloud networking and SSH-key resources behind when VM deletion fails, causing incomplete teardown and resource leakage. Merge should wait until cleanup is guaranteed to run even when instance deletion fails.

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ansible/roles/destroy-vm/tasks/destroy-ppc64le-vm.yml (1)

34-34: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Keep resource cleanup running after an instance deletion failure.

When the instance deletion exhausts its retries, this task now fails and Ansible skips the network and SSH-key cleanup at Lines 36-79. A transient deletion failure can therefore leave PowerVS resources behind. Ansible continues after a failed task only when the failure is ignored or handled by a block control flow. (docs.ansible.com)

Move the network and SSH-key cleanup into an always path, then preserve the instance deletion failure after cleanup.

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In `@ansible/roles/destroy-vm/tasks/destroy-ppc64le-vm.yml` at line 34, Update the
task flow around pi_instance_existing_output so network and SSH-key cleanup
always runs, including when instance deletion exhausts its retries; place the
cleanup tasks in an always block or equivalent control flow, while preserving
and re-propagating the original instance deletion failure after cleanup
completes.

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In `@ansible/roles/destroy-vm/tasks/destroy-ppc64le-vm.yml`:
- Line 34: Update the task flow around pi_instance_existing_output so network
and SSH-key cleanup always runs, including when instance deletion exhausts its
retries; place the cleanup tasks in an always block or equivalent control flow,
while preserving and re-propagating the original instance deletion failure after
cleanup completes.

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  • .github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
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  • ansible/group_vars/vm_arch_ppc64le.yml
  • ansible/roles/create-all-vms/tasks/by-image.yml
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Split RHEL 9 and 10 PowerVS tests into parallel jobs, register hosts
for teardown when create fails, and stop leaking cached IBM facts
across VMs.
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ibm_pi_key generates Terraform that requires pi_ssh_key even for
state=absent, so teardown never issued the delete.
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LGTM! thanks @mdafsanhossain

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