hitachivantara.vspone_block.sds_block.hv_sds_block_session module – Manages sessions on VSP One SDS Block and Cloud systems.

Note

This module is part of the hitachivantara.vspone_block collection (version 4.5.1).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install hitachivantara.vspone_block. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: hitachivantara.vspone_block.sds_block.hv_sds_block_session.

New in hitachivantara.vspone_block 4.5.0

Synopsis

Requirements

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

  • python >= 3.9

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

connection_info

dictionary / required

Information required to establish a connection to the storage system.

address

string / required

IP address or hostname of the storage system.

connection_type

string

Type of connection to the storage system.

Choices:

  • "direct" ← (default)

password

string / required

Password for authentication. This is a required field.

username

string / required

Username for authentication. This is a required field.

spec

dictionary

Specification for Session.

alive_time

integer

The idle time in seconds after which a session times out. Valid for create session operation. If omitted, 300 is applied. If specified value must be between 1 and 300.

id

string

Session ID. UUID format. Required for delete operation.

state

string

State of the session.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

Attributes

Attribute

Support

Description

check_mode

Support: none

Determines if the module should run in check mode.

Examples

- name: Create a session
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.sds_block.hv_sds_block_session:
    connection_info:
      address: sdsb.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
    spec:
      alive_time: 100

- name: Delete a session
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.sds_block.hv_sds_block_session:
    connection_info:
      address: sdsb.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
      state: "absent"
      spec:
        id: "ae0f247c-dc56-491c-9cb9-4b2b6d33b345"

Return Values

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

Key

Description

session

dictionary

Information about the user session.

Returned: always

createdTime

string

Timestamp when the session was created.

Returned: success

Sample: "2025-11-06T19:22:13Z"

expirationTime

string

Timestamp when the session will expire.

Returned: success

Sample: "2025-11-07T19:22:13Z"

lastAccessTime

string

Timestamp of the last access using this session.

Returned: success

Sample: "2025-11-06T19:22:13Z"

privileges

list / elements=dictionary

List of privilege objects associated with the session.

Returned: success

roleNames

list / elements=string

List of role names granted in this privilege.

Returned: success

Sample: ["Audit", "Security", "Storage", "Monitor", "Service", "Resource", "RemoteCopy"]

scope

string

Scope of the privilege.

Returned: success

Sample: "system"

roleNames

list / elements=string

List of roles assigned to the session.

Returned: success

Sample: ["Audit", "Security", "Storage", "Monitor", "Service", "Resource", "RemoteCopy"]

sessionId

string

Unique identifier for the session.

Returned: success

Sample: "0ba72e6d-b109-4638-bbea-9452ed8401b8"

token

string

Session token used for authentication.

Returned: success

Sample: "gAAAAABpDPVlhsNMvLyM5vBrb5oMpKDuChy1vT-HtowicWzZnEHtfLKPvj95U5rzOxdhw3p95ipuREgrkZRTgM2RDTHM3nWQDQD82qxwd50v74XqXTheuztB2506bRqHtLXgUQ..."

userId

string

ID of the user who owns the session.

Returned: success

Sample: "admin"

userObjectId

string

Object ID of the user.

Returned: success

Sample: "admin"

vpsId

string

Identifier for the Virtual Private Storage (VPS) or system context.

Returned: success

Sample: "(system)"

Authors

  • Hitachi Vantara LTD (@hitachi-vantara)