cds-ai/atvm/atvm-automation-runs.md

Run ATVM Automation Runs

This file stores run-specific examples only when a run produced a new learning relevant to future automation tasks.

Entry Rule

• Add an entry only when a run changed workflow behavior, exposed a failure mode, or confirmed a required new check.
• Do not add routine runs with no new learning.

Current State

• No run-learning entries recorded yet from atvm-automation-guide.md source material.

Run Learning: 2026-03-08 (E2E redhat9.7, pure/fc)

• Request:
  • template: cmc-e2e
  • filter: --containsVm redhat9.7
  • integration: --integration_type pure
  • plugin: --use_specified_plugin fc
• Observed result:
  • Cypress spec execution passed (1 test, 1 passing, 0 failing).
  • Cloud run URL was produced and marked uploaded.
  • run-sorry-cypress.py remained running afterward with a defunct npm exec cypress-cloud child process and did not exit cleanly on its own.
• Action for future runs:
  • If pass/upload is confirmed but run-sorry-cypress.py does not exit, treat it as a runner hang condition.
  • Capture run URL and pass/fail status first, then terminate the stuck runner process cleanly.

Run Learning: 2026-03-09 (Blacklist handling and status format)

• Observed requirement:
  • Some ATVM machines must be skipped even when a broad selector such as --containsVm or --randomize would otherwise include them.
• Machines to blacklist via --exclude_partial_match:
  • BLACKLISTED: CMC INSTALL - CAN'T COMPILE:
    • atvm6-centos6.0
    • atvm41-redhat6.0
    • atvm73-oracle6.0
  • BLACKLISTED: SUPPORT REQUEST - WAITING:
    • atvm113-debian9.0.0
    • atvm115-debian9.1.0
    • atvm116-debian9.2.0
    • atvm156-debian9.3.0
  • Needs re-creation:
    • atvm157-debian13.0.0
• Action for future runs:
  • Add these machine names to --exclude_partial_match when building broad-scope automation commands.
  • When reporting run status, include skipped blacklisted machines separately with their reason, in addition to completed and remaining machines.
  • Use the run build_name as the heading/title for status responses so the test type is obvious.
  • For failed machines in status responses, include the failure reason taken from the run log.
  • Include timing details in status responses: start time, end time when complete, and total or elapsed runtime.
  • Also include timing stats in status responses: quickest completed test runtime, longest completed test runtime, and average completed test runtime.

Run Learning: 2026-03-11 (Machine-first status lines and whole-run ETA)

• Observed requirement:
  • Status output must list each machine first and then its status, rather than leading with the status label.
  • Estimated completion time must refer to the entire remaining automation run, not only the currently running machine.
• Action for future runs:
  • Format machine entries as machine-name - STATUS.
  • Keep failure reasons after the machine/status entry when a machine failed.
  • When giving ETA, explicitly state it is the estimate for completion of the full remaining run.

Run Learning: 2026-03-11 (Categorized run status must be reconstructed across batches)

• Observed failure mode:
  • run-sorry-cypress.py --categorize mutates the active config to the current category batch, so live files such as specPattern, current_vm, and the newest /tmp Cypress JSON only describe the current category, not the full automation run.
  • Answering from only the current live batch underreports the run and misses already-finished machines from earlier category batches.
• Action for future runs:
  • Reconstruct whole-run status from the generated machine scope plus all machine result artifacts written since the run start time.
  • Use the current batch only to identify the live RUNNING machine and immediate next machine(s), not as the full run scope.
  • Do not answer status requests for categorized runs until earlier category results have been checked as part of the same run.

Run Learning: 2026-03-11 (Hash-named XML files still belong to machine runs)

• Observed failure mode:
  • Same-run JUnit output is not consistently named test-result-atvm...xml.
  • Many machine results for the same automation run were written as hash-named files such as test-result-01fe412894862398d06d9cc4bc7e81a0.xml.
  • Limiting status reconstruction to machine-named XML files causes major undercounting of completed machines.
• Action for future runs:
  • Parse all test-result-*.xml files written since the run start time, not only test-result-atvm*.xml.
  • Extract the machine name from XML contents such as testsuite file=, testsuite name=, or testcase name= when the filename does not include the machine name.
  • Treat check-xml-files.ts XML outputs as bookkeeping steps, not machine results.
  • Prefer the most recently written same-run XML per machine when multiple XML files exist for that machine.

Run Learning: 2026-03-12 (Status output must be one machine per line with notes separated)

• Observed requirement:
  • Listing multiple completed machines on one line makes run status harder to scan and does not meet the expected reporting format.
  • Failure reasons and extra context should be separated from the machine status list so the list stays clean.
• Action for future runs:
  • Under completed, skipped, and remaining sections, put exactly one machine status on each line.
  • Add a Notes section after completed machines for failure reasons, anomalies, and other operator-relevant context.
  • Keep completed machine lines in the form machine-name - STATUS and avoid appending long explanations inline.

Run Learning: 2026-03-12 (Add suse15.0 machine to blacklist)

• Observed requirement:
  • atvm144-suse15.0 must be excluded from automation runs because it crashes while creating the migration session.
• Action for future runs:
  • Add atvm144-suse15.0 to the maintained blacklist.
  • Record the reason as CRASHES WHEN CREATING MIGRATION SESSION - BUG.
  • Include it in reusable --exclude_partial_match command examples.

Run Learning: 2026-03-12 (Default to gold-named ATVM config files)

• Observed requirement:
  • The automation VM does not reliably have cypress.atvm-config.ts, and defaulting to that filename can break runs before they start.
  • Operator preference is to use ATVM config files with gold in the filename unless explicitly told otherwise.
• Action for future runs:
  • Do not reference cypress.atvm-config.ts by default in commands or examples.
  • Default to cypress.atvm-config-gold.ts unless the operator explicitly requests another config.

Run Learning: 2026-03-12 (Examples are reference-only, not default intent)

• Observed requirement:
  • Reusable examples may contain extra excludes or options that the operator did not ask for.
  • Carrying those example details into a new run without confirmation can change the requested scope.
• Action for future runs:
  • Treat atvm-automation-examples.md as reference-only.
  • Use only the options the operator explicitly requested, plus maintained mandatory blacklist handling.
  • Do not assume extra example exclusions such as distro filters are desired unless the operator asks for them.

Run Learning: 2026-03-12 (Use one status format for all automation run types)

• Observed requirement:
  • The operator wants the same ATVM run status display every time, regardless of whether the run is e2e, systemOS, reboot, or another template.
  • Changing the display style between run types makes the status harder to scan and compare.
• Action for future runs:
  • Use one consistent ATVM status layout for all automation status responses.
  • Keep the order the same: build name, completed machines, notes, skipped machines, remaining machines, summary, timing, estimated completion time.
  • Keep machine entries one per line as machine-name - STATUS regardless of test type.