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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.  maximum allocates logical partitions across the maximum number of physical volumes. minimum allocates logical partitions across the minimum number of physical volumes.
        | 
     
| pvs | 
        
        Comma separated list of physical volumes e.g.  hdisk1,hdisk2.
        | 
     |
| size | 
        
        The size of the logical volume with one of the [MGT] units.
         | 
     |
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        Control if the logical volume exists. If  present and the volume does not already exist then the size option is required.
        | 
     
| 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 flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Alain Dejoux (@adejoux)
 
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