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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
        | 
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| access | 
       
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        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.
         | 
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| 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.
         | 
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| size | 
        
        The size of the volume in (size_unit).
        
       
        Required when  state = present.
        | 
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| size_unit | 
       
  | 
      
        
        The unit used to interpret the size parameter.
         | 
     
| state  
        required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        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.
         | 
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| 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.
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
- Sumit Kumar (sumit4@netapp.com)
 
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