salt.modules.linux_lvm

Support for Linux LVM2

salt.modules.linux_lvm.fullversion()

Return all version info from lvm version

CLI Example:

salt '*' lvm.fullversion

salt.modules.linux_lvm.lvcreate(lvname, vgname, size=None, extents=None, snapshot=None, pv=None, thinvolume=False, thinpool=False, force=False, **kwargs)

Create a new logical volume, with option for which physical volume to be used

CLI Examples:

salt '*' lvm.lvcreate new_volume_name     vg_name size=10G
salt '*' lvm.lvcreate new_volume_name     vg_name extents=100 pv=/dev/sdb
salt '*' lvm.lvcreate new_snapshot        vg_name snapshot=volume_name size=3G

New in version to_complete.

Support for thin pools and thin volumes

CLI Examples:

salt '*' lvm.lvcreate new_thinpool_name   vg_name               size=20G thinpool=True
salt '*' lvm.lvcreate new_thinvolume_name vg_name/thinpool_name size=10G thinvolume=True

salt.modules.linux_lvm.lvdisplay(lvname='', quiet=False)

Return information about the logical volume(s)

CLI Examples:

salt '*' lvm.lvdisplay
salt '*' lvm.lvdisplay /dev/vg_myserver/root

salt.modules.linux_lvm.lvremove(lvname, vgname)

Remove a given existing logical volume from a named existing volume group

CLI Example:

salt '*' lvm.lvremove lvname vgname force=True

salt.modules.linux_lvm.lvresize(size=None, lvpath=None, extents=None)

Return information about the logical volume(s)

CLI Examples:

salt '*' lvm.lvresize +12M /dev/mapper/vg1-test
salt '*' lvm.lvresize lvpath=/dev/mapper/vg1-test extents=+100%FREE

salt.modules.linux_lvm.pvcreate(devices, override=True, **kwargs)

Set a physical device to be used as an LVM physical volume

override

Skip devices, if they are already LVM physical volumes

CLI Examples:

salt mymachine lvm.pvcreate /dev/sdb1,/dev/sdb2
salt mymachine lvm.pvcreate /dev/sdb1 dataalignmentoffset=7s

salt.modules.linux_lvm.pvdisplay(pvname='', real=False)

Return information about the physical volume(s)

pvname

physical device name

real

dereference any symlinks and report the real device

New in version 2015.8.7.

CLI Examples:

salt '*' lvm.pvdisplay
salt '*' lvm.pvdisplay /dev/md0

salt.modules.linux_lvm.pvremove(devices, override=True)

Remove a physical device being used as an LVM physical volume

override

Skip devices, if they are already not used as LVM physical volumes

CLI Examples:

salt mymachine lvm.pvremove /dev/sdb1,/dev/sdb2

salt.modules.linux_lvm.version()

Return LVM version from lvm version

CLI Example:

salt '*' lvm.version

salt.modules.linux_lvm.vgcreate(vgname, devices, **kwargs)

Create an LVM volume group

CLI Examples:

salt mymachine lvm.vgcreate my_vg /dev/sdb1,/dev/sdb2
salt mymachine lvm.vgcreate my_vg /dev/sdb1 clustered=y

salt.modules.linux_lvm.vgdisplay(vgname='')

Return information about the volume group(s)

CLI Examples:

salt '*' lvm.vgdisplay
salt '*' lvm.vgdisplay nova-volumes

salt.modules.linux_lvm.vgextend(vgname, devices)

Add physical volumes to an LVM volume group

CLI Examples:

salt mymachine lvm.vgextend my_vg /dev/sdb1,/dev/sdb2
salt mymachine lvm.vgextend my_vg /dev/sdb1

salt.modules.linux_lvm.vgremove(vgname)

Remove an LVM volume group

CLI Examples:

salt mymachine lvm.vgremove vgname
salt mymachine lvm.vgremove vgname force=True