This bug is a show stopper for us as well. Juno/Utopic and we can't take snapshots.
Appears there's a fix here: http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commitdiff;h=de0aeafe9ce3eb414c8b5d3aa8995d776a2952de root@s# lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.10 Release: 14.10 Codename: utopic root@s# dpkg --list | grep libvirt ii libvirt-bin 1.2.8-0ubuntu11.3~ppa2 amd64 programs for the libvirt library ii libvirt0 1.2.8-0ubuntu11.3~ppa2 amd64 library for interfacing with different virtualization systems ii nova-compute-libvirt 1:2014.2.1-0ubuntu1 all OpenStack Compute - compute node libvirt support ii python-libvirt 1.2.8-0ubuntu2 amd64 libvirt Python bindings root@s# apt-cache policy nova-compute-libvirt nova-compute-libvirt: Installed: 1:2014.2.1-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 1:2014.2.1-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1:2014.2.1-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:2014.2-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/main amd64 Packages root@s# apt-cache policy libvirtd0 N: Unable to locate package libvirtd0 root@c8d8-c0n1-c:~# apt-cache policy libvirt0 libvirt0: Installed: 1.2.8-0ubuntu11.3~ppa2 Candidate: 1.2.8-0ubuntu11.3~ppa2 Version table: *** 1.2.8-0ubuntu11.3~ppa2 0 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/serge-hallyn/virt/ubuntu/ utopic/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1.2.8-0ubuntu11.2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates/main amd64 Packages 1.2.8-0ubuntu11.1 0 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-security/main amd64 Packages 1.2.8-0ubuntu11 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/main amd64 Packages -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1262641 Title: virsh save and virsh managedsave failed with cpu mode = host- passthrough To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/+bug/1262641/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs