hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_cmd_dev module – Manages command devices on Hitachi VSP storage systems.

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.vsp.hv_cmd_dev.

New in hitachivantara.vspone_block 3.2.0

Synopsis

• This module allows to enable and to disable a command device on Hitachi VSP storage systems.

• It also allows to modify the settings of the command device.

• For examples go to URL https://github.com/hitachi-vantara/vspone-block-ansible/blob/main/playbooks/vsp_direct/cmd_dev.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. This is a required field.
username string / required	Username for authentication. This is a required field.
spec dictionary	Specification for the command device.
is_device_group_definition_enabled boolean	Specify whether to enable the device group definition settings for the command device. Choices: false true
is_security_enabled boolean	Specify whether to enable the security settings for the command device. Choices: false true
is_user_authentication_enabled boolean	Specify whether to enable the user authentication settings for the command device. Choices: false true
ldev_id integer / required	The id of the LDEV.
state string	The level of the resource group task. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
storage_system_info dictionary	Information about the storage system. This field is an optional field.
serial string	The serial number of the storage system.

Attributes

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

Examples

- name: Enable a Command Device
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_cmd_dev:
    connection_info:
      address: storage1.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "secret"
    spec:
      ldev_id: 98
      is_security_enabled: false
      is_user_authentication_enabled: false
      is_device_group_definition_enabled: false

- name: Update the settings of a Command Device
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_cmd_dev:
    connection_info:
      address: storage1.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "secret"
    spec:
      ldev_id: 98
      is_security_enabled: true
      is_user_authentication_enabled: true
      is_device_group_definition_enabled: true

- name: Disable a Command Device
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_cmd_dev:
    connection_info:
      address: storage1.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "secret"
    state: absent
    spec:
      ldev_id: 98
      is_security_enabled: false
      is_user_authentication_enabled: false
      is_device_group_definition_enabled: false

Return Values

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

Key	Description
command_device list / elements=dictionary	The command device information. Returned: always except when state is absent
canonical_name string	Unique identifier for the command device. Returned: success Sample: "naa.60060e80089c4f0000509c4f00000062"
dedup_compression_progress integer	Progress percentage of deduplication and compression. Returned: success Sample: -1
dedup_compression_status string	Status of deduplication and compression. Returned: success Sample: "DISABLED"
deduplication_compression_mode string	Mode of deduplication and compression. Returned: success Sample: "disabled"
emulation_type string	Emulation type of the command device. Returned: success Sample: "OPEN-V-CVS-CM"
hostgroups list / elements=dictionary	List of host groups associated with the command device. Returned: success
is_alua boolean	Indicates if ALUA is enabled. Returned: success Sample: false
is_command_device boolean	Indicates if it is a command device. Returned: success Sample: true
is_data_reduction_share_enabled boolean	Indicates if data reduction share is enabled. Returned: success Sample: false
is_device_group_definition_enabled boolean	Indicates if device group definition is enabled. Returned: success Sample: true
is_encryption_enabled boolean	Indicates if encryption is enabled. Returned: success Sample: false
is_security_enabled boolean	Indicates if security is enabled. Returned: success Sample: true
is_user_authentication_enabled boolean	Indicates if user authentication is enabled. Returned: success Sample: true
is_write_protected boolean	Indicates if the command device is write-protected. Returned: success Sample: false
is_write_protected_by_key boolean	Indicates if the command device is write-protected by key. Returned: success Sample: false
iscsi_targets list / elements=dictionary	List of iSCSI targets associated with the command device. Returned: success
ldev_id integer	The ID of the LDEV. Returned: success Sample: 98
logical_unit_id_hex_format string	Logical unit ID in hexadecimal format. Returned: success Sample: "00:00:62"
name string	Name of the command device. Returned: success Sample: ""
num_of_ports integer	Number of ports associated with the command device. Returned: success Sample: 0
nvm_subsystems list / elements=dictionary	List of NVM subsystems associated with the command device. Returned: success
id integer	ID of the NVM subsystem. Returned: success Sample: 0
name string	Name of the NVM subsystem. Returned: success Sample: "NVM-1"
ports list / elements=string	List of ports associated with the NVM subsystem. Returned: success Sample: ["CL2-H"]
parity_group_id string	ID of the parity group. Returned: success Sample: ""
path_count integer	Number of paths associated with the command device. Returned: success Sample: 0
pool_id integer	ID of the pool. Returned: success Sample: 0
provision_type string	Provision type of the command device. Returned: success Sample: "CMD,CVS,HDP"
qos_settings dictionary	Quality of Service settings for the command device. Returned: success
resource_group_id integer	ID of the resource group. Returned: success Sample: 0
snapshots list / elements=dictionary	List of snapshots associated with the command device. Returned: success
status string	Status of the command device. Returned: success Sample: "NML"
storage_serial_number string	Serial number of the storage system. Returned: success Sample: "40015"
total_capacity string	Total capacity of the command device. Returned: success Sample: "1.00GB"
used_capacity string	Used capacity of the command device. Returned: success Sample: "0.00B"
virtual_ldev_id integer	ID of the virtual LDEV. Returned: success Sample: -1

Authors

• Hitachi Vantara LTD (@hitachi-vantara)

Collection links

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