code: def reset(name):
      '''
      Force power down and restart an existing VM
      '''
      ret = {}
      client = salt.client.get_local_client(__opts__['conf_file'])
      data = vm_info(name, quiet=True)
      if not data:
          __jid_event__.fire_event({'message': 'Failed to find VM {0} to reset'.format(name)}, 'progress')
          return 'fail'
      host = next(six.iterkeys(data))
      try:
          cmd_ret = client.cmd_iter(
                  host,
                  'virt.reset',
                  [name],
                  timeout=600)
          for comp in cmd_ret:
              ret.update(comp)
          __jid_event__.fire_event({'message': 'Reset VM {0}'.format(name)}, 'progress')
      except SaltClientError as client_error:
          print(client_error)
      return ref reset(name):
      '''
      Force power down and restart an existing VM
      '''
      ret = {}
      client = salt.client.get_local_client(__opts__['conf_file'])
      data = vm_info(name, quiet=True)
      if not data:
          __jid_event__.fire_event({'message': 'Failed to find VM {0} to reset'.format(name)}, 'progress')
          return 'fail'
      host = next(six.iterkeys(data))
      try:
          cmd_ret = client.cmd_iter(
                  host,
                  'virt.reset',
                  [name],
                  timeout=600)
          for comp in cmd_ret:
              ret.update(comp)
          __jid_event__.fire_event({'message': 'Reset VM {0}'.format(name)}, 'progress')
      except SaltClientError as client_error:
          print(client_error)
      return ret
docs: Force power down and restart an existing VM