1 files changed, 25 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libvirt/resource_libvirt_volume.go b/libvirt/resource_libvirt_volume.go
index e125e75e..3979db1d 100644
--- a/libvirt/resource_libvirt_volume.go
+++ b/libvirt/resource_libvirt_volume.go
@@ -337,7 +337,31 @@ func resourceLibvirtVolumeRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 
 	volume, err := virConn.LookupStorageVolByKey(d.Id())
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Can't retrieve volume %s", d.Id())
+		virErr := err.(libvirt.VirError)
+		if virErr.Code == libvirt.VIR_ERR_NO_STORAGE_VOL {
+			volId := d.Id()
+			volPoolName := d.Get("pool").(string)
+			log.Printf("[INFO] Volume %s not found, attempting to start pool %s", volId, volPoolName)
+
+			volPool, err := virConn.LookupStoragePoolByName(volPoolName)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error retrieving pool %s for volume %s: %s", volPoolName, volId, err)
+			}
+			defer volPool.Free()
+
+			err = volPool.Create(0)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error starting pool %s: %s", volPoolName, err)
+			}
+
+			// attempt a new lookup
+			volume, err = virConn.LookupStorageVolByKey(d.Id())
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Can't retrieve volume %s", d.Id())
+			}
+		} else {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Can't retrieve volume %s", d.Id())
+		}
 	}
 	defer volume.Free()