bug(api): bulk VM management routes fail — inventory missing host group connection details

[pparage]

Problem

Bulk VM management routes under /v0/admin/run/bundles/core/proxmox/configure/default/ fail with RC=1 because the backend's inventory file doesn't define connection details (ansible_host, ansible_user, etc.) for the host groups these playbooks target.

Evidence (tested on pve01 deployment 2026-03-18)

Request:

POST /v0/admin/run/bundles/core/proxmox/configure/default/stop-vms-vuln

Ansible error:

[ERROR]: Specified inventory, host pattern and/or --limit leaves us with no hosts to target.

Root Cause

The bundle playbooks target host groups like r42_vuln_box_group, r42_admin, r42_student_box_group. The backend's inventory/hosts.yml defines these groups but only with hostnames — no ansible_host, ansible_user, or ansible_connection variables.

The inventory needs either:

• Full connection details for each host in the groups
• Or the playbooks need to target the proxmox host group and use the API (like individual VM routes do)

Affected Routes (24 total)

All routes matching /v0/admin/run/bundles/core/proxmox/configure/default/*:

• start-vms-{admin,student,vuln}
• stop-vms-{admin,student,vuln}
• pause-vms-{admin,student,vuln}
• resume-vms-{admin,student,vuln}
• create-vms-{admin,student,vuln}
• delete-vms-{admin,student,vuln}
• snapshot/create-vms-{admin,student,vuln}
• snapshot/revert-vms-{admin,student,vuln}

Working Routes (for reference)

Individual VM operations via Proxmox API work correctly:

• vms/vm_id/start, stop, pause, resume — all RC=0
• These target proxmox host group which has proper API token config

Related

• Tracked in range42/project_management#66