ahuffman.lvm

This tool sets up Logical Volume Groups (VGs), Logical Volumes (LVs), filesystems, mount points, and the fstab configuration.

Variables

lvm_vgs Parameters and Usage

lvm_vgs: A list to define multiple Logical Volume Groups

• name: Name of the Logical Volume Group
• vg: Name of the volume group you want to create
• pvs: List of physical volumes used to create the Logical Volume Group
  • /dev/sdb
  • /dev/sdc

lvm_lvs Parameters and Usage

lvm_lvs: A list to define multiple Logical Volumes

• name: Name of the Logical Volume
• vg: Volume Group where the Logical Volume will be created
• lv: Name of the Logical Volume
• size: Size of the Logical Volume
• mount: Location where the Logical Volume will be mounted
• mount_owner: Owner of the mount point
• mount_group: Group ownership of the mount point
• mount_mode: Permissions for the mount point
• mount_dump: Indicates if the filesystem should be backed up (5th column in /etc/fstab)
• mount_passno: Filesystem check number (6th column in /etc/fstab)
• mount_opts: Options for mounting, like defaults
• fstype: Type of filesystem for the Logical Volume

Example Playbook

- name: "Set up standard disk layout"
  hosts: "servers"
  roles:
    - role: "ahuffman.lvm"
      lvm_vgs:
        - name: "vg1"
          vg: "vg_myvg1"
          pvs:
            - "/dev/sdb"
            - "/dev/sdc"
        - name: "vg2"
          vg: "vg_myvg2"
          pvs:
            - "/dev/sdd"
      lvm_lvs:
        - name: "Data Volume"
          vg: "vg_myvg1"
          lv: "lv_data"
          size: "25g"
          mount: "/data/mydata"
          mount_owner: "root"
          mount_group: "root"
          mount_mode: "0755"
          mount_dump: "1"
          mount_passno: "2"
          mount_opts: "defaults"
          fstype: "xfs"
        - name: "Web Content"
          vg: "vg_myvg2"
          lv: "lv_www"
          size: "20g"
          mount: "/data/www"
          mount_owner: "root"
          mount_group: "root"
          mount_mode: "0755"
          mount_dump: "1"
          mount_passno: "2"
          mount_opts: "defaults"
          fstype: "xfs"
        - name: "Temporary Space"
          vg: "vg_myvg1"
          lv: "lv_temp"
          size: "35g"
          mount: "/temp"
          mount_owner: "root"
          mount_group: "root"
          mount_mode: "0755"
          mount_dump: "1"
          mount_passno: "2"
          mount_opts: "defaults"
          fstype: "xfs"

License

MIT

Author Information

Andrew Huffman