lvm
ahuffman.lvm
Configures Logical Volume Groups, Logical Volumes, Filesystems, mount points, and fstab.
Variables
| Variable Name | Description | Required | Default Value | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lvm_vgs | Defines logical volume groups | yes | [{}] | list of dictionaries. |
| lvm_lvs | Defines all aspects of logical volumes, including the volume's filesystem, ownership/permissions, and mountpoint in fstab. | yes | [{}] | list of dictionaries |
lvm_vgs Parameters and Usage
lvm_vgs: Hash to define several Logical Volume Groups
- name: volume group1: Arbitrary name of a Logical Volume Group
vg: Logical Volume Group name to create
pvs: List of physical volumes to construct the Logical Volume Group with
- /dev/sdb
- /dev/sdc
lvm_lvs Parameters and Usage
lvm_lvs: Hash to define several Logical Volumes
- name: volume1: Arbitrary name of a Logical Volume
vg: Volume Group to create the Logical Volume in
lv: Name of the Logical Volume to create
size: Size of the Logical Volume to create
mount: Where you would like the Logical Volume mounted
mount_owner: Owner of the mount point
mount_group: Group ownership of the mount point
mount_mode: Permissions of the mount point
mount_dump: Whether or not the filesystem should be dumped (5th column of /etc/fstab) man fstab
mount_passno: Filesystem check pass number (6th column of /etc/fstab) man fstab
mount_opts: Comma separated list of mount options for the Logical Volume, such as defaults
fstype: Type of filesystem to create on the Logical Volume
Example Playbook
- name: "Configure 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: "Temp 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"
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An Ansible Role to create Logical Volume Groups, Logical Volumes, filesystems, mountpoints, etc.
ansible-galaxy install ahuffman/ansible-lvm