Documentation

PLEASE NOTE: This document applies to v2.18 version and not to the latest stable release v2.19

Documentation for other releases can be found by using the version selector in the top right of any doc page.

dmsetup

Manage Linux device mapper devices.

Attributes

check_mode:
  support: full

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Values	Description
action	true	string	create remove remove_all info table	Action to perform on the device mapper device.
deferred		boolean		Use deferred removal. [default: `false`]
force		boolean		Force operation. [default: `false`]
name		string		Device mapper device name.
retry		integer		Retry on failure.
table		array		Table specification for device (used with create action).
uuid		string		Device UUID.

Example

- name: Remove all device mapper mappings
  dmsetup:
    action: remove_all

- name: Remove specific device
  dmsetup:
    action: remove
    name: vg0-lv_root
    force: true

- name: Get device info
  dmsetup:
    action: info
    name: vg0-lv_root
  register: dm_info

- name: Create linear mapping
  dmsetup:
    action: create
    name: my_device
    table:
      - "0 2097152 linear /dev/sdb1 0"

- name: List all devices
  dmsetup:
    action: info
  register: all_devices