hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_nvm_subsystems module – Manages NVM subsystems on Hitachi VSP storage systems.

Note

This module is part of the hitachivantara.vspone_block collection (version 3.5.1).

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.vsp.hv_nvm_subsystems.

New in hitachivantara.vspone_block 3.2.0

Synopsis

• This module allows creation, deletion, and other operations on NVM subsystems on Hitachi VSP storage systems.

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

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.
api_token string	This field is used to pass the value of the lock token to operate on locked resources.
password string	Password for authentication. This is a required field if api_token is not provided.
username string	Username for authentication. This is a required field if api_token is not provided.
spec dictionary / required	Specification for the NVM subsystems to be used.
enable_namespace_security boolean	Namespace security settings. Choices: false true ← (default)
force boolean	This flag is used to force the operation. Choices: false ← (default) true
host_mode string	The host mode of the NVM subsystem.
host_nqns list / elements=dictionary	The host NQNs of the NVM subsystem.
id integer	The ID of the NVM subsystem.
name string	The name of the NVM subsystem.If not given, it assigns the name of the NVM subsystem to “smrha-<10 digit random number>”.
namespaces list / elements=dictionary	The namespaces of the NVM subsystem.
ldev_id integer / required	The LDEV ID of the namespace.
nickname string	The nickname of the namespace.
paths list / elements=string	The paths of the namespace.
ports list / elements=string	The ports of the NVM subsystem.
state string	The specific operation to perform on the NVM subsystem. add_port - Add ports to the NVM subsystem. remove_port - Remove ports from the NVM subsystem. add_host_nqn - Add host NQNs to the NVM subsystem. remove_host_nqn - Remove host NQNs from the NVM subsystem. add_namespace - Add namespaces to the NVM subsystem. remove_namespace - Remove namespaces from the NVM subsystem. add_namespace_path - Add paths to the namespace. remove_namespace_path - Remove paths from the namespace. Choices: "add_port" "remove_port" "add_host_nqn" "remove_host_nqn" "add_namespace" "remove_namespace" "add_namespace_path" "remove_namespace_path"
state string	The desired state of the NVM subsystem. 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.

Notes

Note

• Connection type gateway was removed starting from version 3.4.0. Please use an earlier version if you require this connection type.

Examples

- name: Create an NVM Subsystem
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_nvm_subsystems:
    connection_info:
      address: storage1.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "secret"
    state: "present"
    spec:
      name: "nvm_tcp_01"
      id: 1000
      host_mode: "VMWARE_EX"
      enable_namespace_security: true
      ports: ["CL1-D"]
      host_nqns:
        - nqn: "nqn.2014-08.org.example:uuid:4b73e622-ddc1-449a-99f7-412c0d3baa40"
          nickname: "my_host_nqn_40"
      namespaces:
        - ldev_id: 11101
          nickname: "nickname"
          paths: ["nqn.2014-08.org.example:uuid:4b73e622-ddc1-449a-99f7-412c0d3baa40"]

- name: Add host NQNs to an NVM Subsystem with a specific ID
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_nvm_subsystems:
    connection_info:
      address: storage1.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "secret"
    spec:
      id: 1000
      state: "add_host_nqn"
      host_nqns:
        - nqn: "nqn.2014-08.org.example:uuid:4b73e622-ddc1-449a-99f7-412c0d3baa41"
          nickname: "my_host_nqn_41"

- name: Remove host NQNs from an NVM Subsystem with a specific ID
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_nvm_subsystems:
    connection_info:
      address: storage1.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "secret"
    spec:
      id: 1000
      state: "remove_host_nqn"
      host_nqns:
        - nqn: "nqn.2014-08.org.example:uuid:4b73e622-ddc1-449a-99f7-412c0d3baa41"
          nickname: "my_host_nqn_41"

- name: Delete an NVM Subsystem with a specific Id forcefully
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_nvm_subsystems:
    connection_info:
      address: storage1.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "secret"
    state: "absent"
    spec:
      id: "nvm_subsystems_id_18"
      force: true

Return Values

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

Key	Description
nvm_subsystems list / elements=dictionary	The NVM subsystem information. Returned: always
host_nqn_info list / elements=dictionary	List of host NQNs and their nicknames. Returned: success
host_nqn string	The host NQN. Returned: success Sample: "nqn.2014-08.org.example:uuid:4b73e622-ddc1-449a-99f7-412c0d3baa40"
host_nqn_nickname string	The nickname of the host NQN. Returned: success Sample: "my_host_nqn_40"
namespace_paths_info list / elements=dictionary	List of namespace paths information. Returned: success
host_nqn string	The host NQN. Returned: success Sample: "nqn.2014-08.org.example:uuid:4b73e622-ddc1-449a-99f7-412c0d3baa40"
ldev_hex_id string	The hexadecimal ID of the LDEV. Returned: success Sample: "00:2b:5c"
ldev_id integer	The LDEV ID of the namespace. Returned: success Sample: 11101
namespace_id integer	The ID of the namespace. Returned: success Sample: 3
namespaces_info list / elements=dictionary	List of namespaces information. Returned: success
block_capacity integer	The block capacity of the namespace. Returned: success Sample: 23068672
capacity_in_unit string	The capacity of the namespace in human-readable format. Returned: success Sample: "11.00 G"
ldev_hex_id string	The hexadecimal ID of the LDEV. Returned: success Sample: "00:2b:5c"
ldev_id integer	The LDEV ID of the namespace. Returned: success Sample: 11101
namespace_id integer	The ID of the namespace. Returned: success Sample: 3
namespace_nickname string	The nickname of the namespace. Returned: success Sample: "nickname"
nvm_subsystem_info dictionary	Information about the NVM subsystem. Returned: success
host_mode string	The host mode of the NVM subsystem. Returned: success Sample: "VMWARE_EX"
namespace_security_setting string	The namespace security setting. Returned: success Sample: "Enable"
nvm_subsystem_id integer	The ID of the NVM subsystem. Returned: success Sample: 1000
nvm_subsystem_name string	The name of the NVM subsystem. Returned: success Sample: "nvm_tcp_01"
resource_group_id integer	The resource group ID of the NVM subsystem. Returned: success Sample: 0
t10pi_mode string	The T10PI mode of the NVM subsystem. Returned: success Sample: "Disable"
port list / elements=dictionary	List of ports of the NVM subsystem. Returned: success
port_id string	The ID of the port. Returned: success Sample: "CL1-D"
port_type string	The type of the port. Returned: success Sample: "NVME_TCP"
storage_serial_number string	The serial number of the storage system. Returned: success Sample: "810005"

Authors

• Hitachi Vantara LTD (@hitachi-vantara)

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