hitachivantara.vspone_block.sds_block.hv_sds_block_volume module – Manages Hitachi SDS block storage system volumes.

Note

This module is part of the hitachivantara.vspone_block collection (version 3.4.0).

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_volume.

New in hitachivantara.vspone_block 3.0.0

Synopsis

• This module allows the creation, update and deletion of volume, adding and removing compute code.

• It supports various volume operations based on the specified state.

• For examples go to URL https://github.com/hitachi-vantara/vspone-block-ansible/blob/main/playbooks/sds_block_direct/volume.yml

Requirements

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

• python >= 3.8

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.
username string / required	Username for authentication.
spec dictionary / required	Specification for the volume task.
capacity string	The capacity of the volume.
capacity_saving string	Settings of the data reduction function. Disabled or Compression.
compute_nodes list / elements=string	The array of name of compute nodes to which the volume is attached.
id string	The id of the volume.
name string	The name of the volume.
nickname string	The nickname of the volume.
pool_name string	The name of the storage pool where the volume is created.
qos_param dictionary	The quality of service parameters for the volume.
upper_alert_allowable_time_in_sec integer	The upper alert allowable time(In seconds).
upper_limit_for_iops integer	The upper limit for IOPS.
upper_limit_for_transfer_rate_mb_per_sec integer	The upper limit for transfer rate (MB per Sec).
state string	The state of the volume task. Choices: "add_compute_node" "remove_compute_node"
state string	The level of the volume task. Choices are present and absent. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"

Attributes

Attribute	Support	Description
check_mode	Support: none	Determines if the module should run in check mode.

Examples

- name: Create volume
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.sds_block.hv_sds_block_volume:
    state: present
    connection_info:
      address: sdsb.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
    spec:
      pool_name: "SP01"
      name: "RD-volume-4"
      capacity: 99
      compute_nodes: ["CAPI123678", "ComputeNode-1"]

- name: Create volume with QoS parameters
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.sds_block.hv_sds_block_volume:
    state: present
    connection_info:
      address: sdsb.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
    spec:
      pool_name: "SP01"
      name: "RD-volume-4"
      capacity: 99
      qos_param:
        upper_limit_for_iops: 100
        upper_limit_for_transfer_rate_mb_per_sec: 100
        upper_alert_allowable_time_in_sec: 100
      compute_nodes: ["CAPI123678", "ComputeNode-1"]

- name: Delete volume by ID
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.sds_block.hv_sds_block_volume:
    state: absent
    connection_info:
      address: sdsb.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
    spec:
      id: "df63a5d9-32ea-4ae1-879a-7c23fbc574db"

- name: Delete volume by name
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.sds_block.hv_sds_block_volume:
    state: absent
    connection_info:
      address: sdsb.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
    spec:
      name: "RD-volume-4"

- name: Expand volume
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.sds_block.hv_sds_block_volume:
    state: present
    connection_info:
      address: sdsb.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
    spec:
      name: "RD-volume-4"
      capacity: 202

- name: Update volume nickname
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.sds_block.hv_sds_block_volume:
    state: present
    connection_info:
      address: sdsb.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
    spec:
      name: "RD-volume-4"
      nickname: "RD-volume-0004"

- name: Update volume QoS parameters
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.sds_block.hv_sds_block_volume:
    state: present
    connection_info:
      address: sdsb.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
    spec:
      name: "RD-volume-4"
      qos_param:
        upper_limit_for_iops: 100
        upper_limit_for_transfer_rate_mb_per_sec: 100
        upper_alert_allowable_time_in_sec: 100

- name: Update volume name
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.sds_block.hv_sds_block_volume:
    state: present
    connection_info:
      address: sdsb.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
    spec:
      id: "aba5c900-b04c-4beb-8ca4-ed53537afb09"
      name: "RD-volume-0004"
      nickname: "RD-volume-0004"

- name: Remove compute node
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.sds_block.hv_sds_block_volume:
    state: present
    connection_info:
      address: sdsb.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
    spec:
      state: "remove_compute_node"
      id: "aba5c900-b04c-4beb-8ca4-ed53537afb09"
      compute_nodes: ["ComputeNode-1"]

- name: Add compute node
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.sds_block.hv_sds_block_volume:
    state: present
    connection_info:
      address: sdsb.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
    spec:
      state: "add_compute_node"
      id: "aba5c900-b04c-4beb-8ca4-ed53537afb09"
      compute_nodes: ["ComputeNode-1"]

Return Values

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

Key	Description
data dictionary	The volume information. Returned: always
compute_node_info list / elements=dictionary	List of compute nodes to which the volume is attached. Returned: success
id string	Unique identifier for the compute node. Returned: success Sample: "4f9041aa-ab2f-4789-af2e-df4a0178a4d3"
name string	Name of the compute node. Returned: success Sample: "asishtest"
volume_info dictionary	Detailed information about the volume. Returned: success
capacity_saving string	Capacity saving status. Returned: success Sample: "Disabled"
data_reduction_effects dictionary	Data reduction effects on the volume. Returned: success
post_capacity_data_reduction integer	Post capacity data reduction. Returned: success Sample: 0
pre_capacity_data_reduction_without_system_data integer	Pre capacity data reduction without system data. Returned: success Sample: 0
system_data_capacity integer	System data capacity. Returned: success Sample: 0
data_reduction_progress_rate boolean	Data reduction progress rate. Returned: success Sample: false
data_reduction_status string	Data reduction status. Returned: success Sample: "Disabled"
full_allocated boolean	Whether the volume is fully allocated. Returned: success Sample: false
id string	Unique identifier for the volume. Returned: success Sample: "ef69d5c6-ed7c-4302-959f-b8b8a7382f3b"
naa_id string	NAA identifier for the volume. Returned: success Sample: "60060e810a85a000600a85a000000017"
name string	Name of the volume. Returned: success Sample: "vol010"
nickname string	Nickname of the volume. Returned: success Sample: "vol010"
number_of_connecting_servers integer	Number of servers connected to the volume. Returned: success Sample: 1
number_of_snapshots integer	Number of snapshots of the volume. Returned: success Sample: 0
pool_id string	Pool identifier where the volume is created. Returned: success Sample: "cb9f7ecf-ceba-4d8e-808b-9c7bc3e59c03"
pool_name string	Name of the storage pool. Returned: success Sample: "SP01"
protection_domain_id string	Protection domain identifier. Returned: success Sample: "645c36b6-da9e-44bb-b711-430e06c7ad2b"
qos_param dictionary	Quality of service parameters for the volume. Returned: success
upper_alert_allowable_time integer	Upper alert allowable time. Returned: success Sample: -1
upper_alert_time boolean	Upper alert time. Returned: success Sample: false
upper_limit_for_iops integer	Upper limit for IOPS. Returned: success Sample: -1
upper_limit_for_transfer_rate integer	Upper limit for transfer rate. Returned: success Sample: -1
saving_mode boolean	Whether the saving mode is enabled. Returned: success Sample: false
snapshot_attribute string	Snapshot attribute. Returned: success Sample: "-"
snapshot_status boolean	Snapshot status. Returned: success Sample: false
status string	Status of the volume. Returned: success Sample: "Normal"
status_summary string	Summary of the volume status. Returned: success Sample: "Normal"
storage_controller_id string	Storage controller identifier. Returned: success Sample: "fc22f6d3-2bd3-4df5-b5db-8a728e301af9"
total_capacity_mb integer	Total capacity of the volume in MB. Returned: success Sample: 120
used_capacity_mb integer	Used capacity of the volume in MB. Returned: success Sample: 0
volume_number integer	Volume number. Returned: success Sample: 23
volume_type string	Type of the volume. Returned: success Sample: "Normal"
vps_id string	VPS identifier. Returned: success Sample: "(system)"
vps_name string	VPS name. Returned: success Sample: "(system)"

Authors

• Hitachi Vantara LTD (@hitachi-vantara)

Collection links

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