sf_volume_manager – Manage SolidFire volumes

DEPRECATED

Removed in Ansible

version: 2.11

Why

This Module has been replaced

Alternative

please use na_elementsw_volume

Synopsis

  • Create, destroy, or update volumes on SolidFire

Requirements

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

  • The modules were developed with SolidFire 10.1

  • solidfire-sdk-python (1.1.0.92) or greater. Install using ‘pip install solidfire-sdk-python’

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.

aliases: pass
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
aliases: user
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 na\_elementsw 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 will be removed in version 2.11. [deprecated]

  • For more information see DEPRECATED.

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