hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_mp_facts module – Retrieves MP blades information from VSP block storage systems.

Note

This module is part of the hitachivantara.vspone_block collection (version 4.8.1).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install hitachivantara.vspone_block. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_mp_facts.

New in hitachivantara.vspone_block 3.5.0

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Attributes
Notes
Examples
Returned Facts

Synopsis

This module retrieves information about MP Blade from VSP block storage systems.
For examples, go to URL https://github.com/hitachi-vantara/vspone-block-ansible/blob/main/playbooks/vsp_direct/mp_blade_facts.yml

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

python >= 3.9

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
connection_info dictionary / required	Information required to establish a connection to the storage system.
address string / required	IP address or hostname of the storage system.
api_token string	Token used to operate on locked resources.
password string	Password for authentication. This is a required field.
username string	Username for authentication. This is a required field.
spec dictionary	Specification for the resource group facts to be gathered.
mp_id integer	The ID of the MP blade. This is an optional field. Required for the Get MP blade Information using MP ID task.

Attributes

Attribute	Support	Description
check_mode	Support: full	Determines if the module should run in check mode.

Notes

Note

Connection type gateway was removed starting from version 3.4.0. Please use an earlier version if you require this connection type.

Examples

- name: Get all MP Blades
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_mp_facts:
    connection_info:
      address: storage1.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "secret"

- name: Get MP Blade by id
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_mp_facts:
    connection_info:
      address: storage1.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "secret"
    spec:
      mp_id: 1

Returned Facts

Facts returned by this module are added/updated in the hostvars host facts and can be referenced by name just like any other host fact. They do not need to be registered in order to use them.

Key	Description
mp_blades list / elements=dictionary	A list of MP (Microprocessor) blade information from the storage system. Returned: always
cbx integer	Cluster box number associated with the MP blade. Returned: success Sample: `0`
ctl string	Identifier of the controller the MP blade belongs to. Returned: success Sample: `"ctl01"`
mp_id integer	Unique ID of the MP blade. Returned: success Sample: `0`
mp_location_id string	Location identifier of the MP blade in the system. Returned: success Sample: `"MP010-00"`
mp_unit_id string	Unit ID associated with the MP blade. Returned: success Sample: `"MPU-010"`

Authors

Hitachi Vantara LTD (@hitachi-vantara)

Collection links

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2025 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/collections/hitachivantara/vspone_block/vsp.hv_mp_facts_module.html