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sf_volume_manager - Manage SolidFire volumes

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis

  • Create, destroy, or update volumes on SolidFire

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • solidfire-sdk-python (1.1.0.92)

Parameters

Parameter
Choices/Defaults
Comments
512emulation
Should the volume provide 512-byte sector emulation?
Required when state=present
access
    Choices:
  • readOnly
  • readWrite
  • locked
  • replicationTarget
Access allowed for the volume.
readOnly: Only read operations are allowed.
readWrite: Reads and writes are allowed.
locked: No reads or writes are allowed.
replicationTarget: Identify a volume as the target volume for a paired set of volumes. If the volume is not paired, the access status is locked.
If unspecified, the access settings of the clone will be the same as the source.
account_id
required
Account ID for the owner of this volume.
attributes
A YAML dictionary of attributes that you would like to apply on this volume.
hostname
required
The hostname or IP address of the SolidFire cluster.
name
required
The name of the volume to manage.
password
required
Password for the specified user.
qos
Initial quality of service settings for this volume. Configure as dict in playbooks.
size
The size of the volume in (size_unit).
Required when state = present.
size_unit
    Choices:
  • bytes
  • b
  • kb
  • mb
  • gb ←
  • tb
  • pb
  • eb
  • zb
  • yb
The unit used to interpret the size parameter.
state
required
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Whether the specified volume should exist or not.
username
required
Please ensure that the user has the adequate permissions. For more information, please read the official documentation https://goo.gl/ddJa4Q.
volume_id
The ID of the volume to manage or update.
In order to create multiple volumes with the same name, but different volume_ids, please declare the volume_id parameter with an arbitrary value. However, the specified volume_id will not be assigned to the newly created volume (since it's an auto-generated property).

Notes

Note

  • The modules prefixed with sf_ are built to support the SolidFire storage platform.

Examples

- name: Create Volume
  sf_volume_manager:
    hostname: "{{ solidfire_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ solidfire_username }}"
    password: "{{ solidfire_password }}"
    state: present
    name: AnsibleVol
    qos: {minIOPS: 1000, maxIOPS: 20000, burstIOPS: 50000}
    account_id: 3
    enable512e: False
    size: 1
    size_unit: gb

- name: Update Volume
  sf_volume_manager:
    hostname: "{{ solidfire_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ solidfire_username }}"
    password: "{{ solidfire_password }}"
    state: present
    name: AnsibleVol
    account_id: 3
    access: readWrite

- name: Delete Volume
  sf_volume_manager:
    hostname: "{{ solidfire_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ solidfire_username }}"
    password: "{{ solidfire_password }}"
    state: absent
    name: AnsibleVol
    account_id: 2

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key
Returned
Description
msg
string
success
Success message


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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