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lvm_snapshot

Manage LVM snapshots for backup and rollback operations.

Attributes

check_mode:
  support: full

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Values	Description
lv	true	string		Logical volume name to snapshot.
size		string		Size of the snapshot (e.g., 5G, 512M). Required when state is present.
snapshot_name	true	string		Name for the snapshot.
state		string	present absent	Whether the snapshot should exist or not. [default: `"present"`]
vg	true	string		Volume group name.

Example

- name: Create a snapshot of root logical volume
  lvm_snapshot:
    vg: vg0
    lv: root
    snapshot_name: root_backup
    size: 5G

- name: Remove a snapshot
  lvm_snapshot:
    vg: vg0
    lv: root
    snapshot_name: root_backup
    state: absent