aix_lvol – Configure AIX LVM logical volumes
aix_lvol – Configure AIX LVM logical volumes
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis
- This module creates, removes or resizes AIX logical volumes. Inspired by lvol module.
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
copies - |
Default: "1" |
The number of copies of the logical volume. Maximum copies are 3. |
lv - / required |
The name of the logical volume. | |
lv_type - |
Default: "jfs2" |
The type of the logical volume. |
opts - |
Free-form options to be passed to the mklv command. | |
policy - |
|
Sets the interphysical volume allocation policy. |
pvs - |
Comma separated list of physical volumes e.g. | |
size - |
The size of the logical volume with one of the [MGT] units. | |
state - |
|
Control if the logical volume exists. If |
vg - / required |
The volume group this logical volume is part of. |
Examples
- name: Create a logical volume of 512M
aix_lvol:
vg: testvg
lv: testlv
size: 512M
- name: Create a logical volume of 512M with disks hdisk1 and hdisk2
aix_lvol:
vg: testvg
lv: test2lv
size: 512M
pvs: hdisk1,hdisk2
- name: Create a logical volume of 512M mirrored
aix_lvol:
vg: testvg
lv: test3lv
size: 512M
copies: 2
- name: Create a logical volume of 1G with a minimum placement policy
aix_lvol:
vg: rootvg
lv: test4lv
size: 1G
policy: minimum
- name: Create a logical volume with special options like mirror pool
aix_lvol:
vg: testvg
lv: testlv
size: 512M
opts: -p copy1=poolA -p copy2=poolB
- name: Extend the logical volume to 1200M
aix_lvol:
vg: testvg
lv: test4lv
size: 1200M
- name: Remove the logical volume
aix_lvol:
vg: testvg
lv: testlv
state: absent
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
msg string |
always |
A friendly message describing the task result.
Sample: Logical volume testlv created. |
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Alain Dejoux (@adejoux)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.7/modules/aix_lvol_module.html