ibm.storage_virtualize.ibm_sv_manage_fc_partnership module – This module configures and manages Fibre Channel (FC) partnership on IBM Storage Virtualize family systems

Note

This module is part of the ibm.storage_virtualize collection (version 2.7.4).

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 ibm.storage_virtualize.

To use it in a playbook, specify: ibm.storage_virtualize.ibm_sv_manage_fc_partnership.

New in ibm.storage_virtualize 1.12.0

Synopsis

  • Ansible interface to manage mkfcpartnership, chpartnership, and rmpartnership commands.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

backgroundcopyrate

string

Specifies the maximum percentage of aggregate link bandwidth that can be used for background copy operations. The value must be in the range of 0 - 100. The default value is 50.

Valid when state=present.

clustername

string / required

The hostname or management IP of the Storage Virtualize system.

domain

string

Domain for the Storage Virtualize system.

Valid when hostname is used for the parameter clustername.

linkbandwidthmbits

string

Specifies the aggregate bandwidth of the remote copy link between two clustered systems (systems) in megabits per second (Mbps). The value must be in the range of 1 - 100000.

Valid when state=present.

log_path

string

Path of debug log file.

password

string

REST API password for the Storage Virtualize system.

The parameters username and password are required if not using token to authenticate a user.

pbrinuse

string

Specifies whether policy-based replication will be used on the partnership.

Valid when state=present to update a partnership.

Choices:

  • "yes"

  • "no"

remote_clustername

string

The hostname or management IP of the remote Storage Virtualize system.

remote_domain

string

Domain for the remote Storage Virtualize system.

Valid when hostname is used for the parameter remote_clustername.

remote_password

string

REST API password for the remote Storage Virtualize system.

The parameters remote_username and remote_password are required if not using remote_token to authenticate a user.

remote_system

string

Specifies the partner system ID or name.

remote_token

string

The authentication token to verify a user on the remote Storage Virtualize system.

To generate a token, use the ibm.storage_virtualize.ibm_svc_auth module.

remote_username

string

REST API username for the remote Storage Virtualize system.

The parameters remote_username and remote_password are required if not using remote_token to authenticate a user.

remote_validate_certs

boolean

Validates certification for the remote Storage Virtualize system.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

start

boolean

Specifies to start a partnership.

Valid when state=present.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

state

string / required

Creates or updates (present) or removes (absent) a FC partnership.

Choices:

  • "present"

  • "absent"

stop

boolean

Specifies to stop a partnership.

Valid when state=present to update a partnership.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

token

string

The authentication token to verify a user on the Storage Virtualize system.

To generate a token, use the ibm.storage_virtualize.ibm_svc_auth module.

username

string

REST API username for the Storage Virtualize system.

The parameters username and password are required if not using token to authenticate a user.

validate_certs

boolean

Validates certification for the local Storage Virtualize system.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

Notes

Note

  • This module supports check_mode.

Examples

- name: Create an FC partnership and start the partnership
  ibm.storage_virtualize.ibm_sv_manage_fc_partnership:
    clustername: "{{ clustername }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    remote_clustername: "{{ remote_clustername }}"
    remote_username: "{{ remote_username }}"
    remote_password: "{{ remote_password }}"
    remote_system: "{{ remote_system }}"
    linkbandwidthmbits: 50
    backgroundcopyrate: 50
    start: 'True'
    state: present
- name: Update an FC partnership and stop the partnership
  ibm.storage_virtualize.ibm_sv_manage_fc_partnership:
    clustername: "{{ clustername }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    remote_clustername: "{{ remote_clustername }}"
    remote_username: "{{ remote_username }}"
    remote_password: "{{ remote_password }}"
    remote_system: "{{ remote_system }}"
    linkbandwidthmbits: 40
    backgroundcopyrate: 20
    stop: 'True'
    state: present
- name: Delete the FC partnership
  ibm.storage_virtualize.ibm_sv_manage_fc_partnership:
    clustername: "{{ cluster }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    remote_clustername: "{{ remote_clustername }}"
    remote_username: "{{ remote_username }}"
    remote_password: "{{ remote_password }}"
    remote_system: "{{ remote_system }}"
    state: absent

Authors

  • Sanjaikumaar M (@sanjaikumaar)