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.

Options

parameter	required	default	choices	comments
copies	no	1		The number of copies of the logical volume. Maximum copies are 3.
lv	yes			The name of the logical volume.
lv_type	no	jfs2		The type of the logical volume.
opts	no			Free-form options to be passed to the mklv command.
policy	no	maximum	maximum minimum	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	no			Comma separated list of physical volumes e.g. `hdisk1,hdisk2`.
size	no			The size of the logical volume with one of the [MGT] units.
state	no	present	absent present	Control if the logical volume exists. If `present` and the volume does not already exist then the `size` option is required.
vg	yes			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 Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:

name	description	returned	type	sample
msg	A friendly message describing the task result.	always	string	Logical volume testlv created.

Status

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

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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