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dmsetup

Manage Linux device mapper devices.

Attributes

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  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