canonical/multipass

[delete] suspend and resume running instances when deleting

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#549 opened on Dec 19, 2018

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Description

We're currently shutting down instances to be deleted, even if they're running. We could instead suspend them so that when recovering, the instance is back in the state it was deleted at, ensuring no data loss.

Whether to resume on multipass recover I'm not sure yet.

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Look at the current delete implementation in the Multipass codebase. Understand how instances are shut down and how to suspend them using the provider's API. Implement suspension before deletion and decide if recovery should resume instances.
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cpp
Domain
cloudinfrastructure
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3
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1-2 days
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C++virtual machine concepts
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