ibm.storage_virtualize.ibm_sv_switch_replication_direction module – This module switches the replication direction 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_switch_replication_direction.

New in ibm.storage_virtualize 1.10.0

Synopsis

  • Ansible interface to manage the chvolumegroupreplication command.

  • This module can be used to switch replication direction.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

clustername

string / required

The hostname or management IP of the Storage Virtualize system.

domain

string

Domain for the Storage Virtualize system.

Valid when the hostname is used for the parameter clustername.

log_path

string

Path of debug log file.

mode

string / required

Specifies the replication mode of the volume group.

Choices:

  • "independent"

  • "production"

name

string / required

Specifies the name of the volume group.

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.

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.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

Notes

Note

  • This module supports check_mode.

Examples

- name: Switch to independent mode
  ibm.storage_virtualize.ibm_sv_switch_replication_direction:
    clustername: "{{ clustername }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    mode: independent
    name: vg0

Authors

  • Shilpi Jain(@Shilpi-J)