LVM (Logical Volume Manager)

This role lets you create a volume group with logical volumes and mount it in fstab.

Role Variables

• vgs.vg - The name of the volume group
• vgs.pvs - The physical device to use
• lvs.lv - The name of the logical volume
• lvs.size - The size of the logical volume
• lvs.path - The path where the logical volume will be mounted

Example Playbook

- hosts: localhost
  become: yes
  roles:
    - pogosoftware.lvm
  vars:
    vgs:
    - vg: data                     # Volume group name
      pvs: /dev/sdc                # Physical device
      lvs:
      - lv: docker                  # Logical volume name for Docker
        size: +80%VG                # Size of the logical volume
        path: /var/lib/docker       # Path to mount the logical volume
      - lv: logs                    # Logical volume name for logs
        size: +20%VG                # Size of the logical volume
        path: /var/log              # Path to mount the logical volume