hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_remote_copy_group_facts module – Retrieves Remote Copy Groups 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_remote_copy_group_facts.

New in hitachivantara.vspone_block 3.2.0

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Attributes
Notes
Examples
Returned Facts

Synopsis

This module retrieves information about Remote Copy Groups from VSP block storage systems.
For examples go to URL https://github.com/hitachi-vantara/vspone-block-ansible/blob/main/playbooks/vsp_direct/remote_copy_group_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.
secondary_connection_info dictionary / required	Information required to establish a connection to the secondary storage system.
address string / required	IP address or hostname of storage system.
api_token string	Value of the lock token to operate on locked resources.
password string	Password for authentication for secondary storage. This is a required field if api_token is not provided.
username string	Username for authentication for secondary storage. This is a required field if api_token is not provided.
spec dictionary	Specification for the Remote Copy Group facts to be gathered.
name string	The remote copy group name. If not provided, list of all copy groups will be returned. Required for the Get one remote copy group using copy group name /Get one remote copy group details using copy group name tasks.
should_include_remote_replication_pairs boolean	Whether we want to get all replication pairs from a specific copy group. Should be specified along with the ‘name’ parameter in spec. Required for the Get one remote copy group details using copy group name task. Choices: `false` `true`

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 Remote Copy Groups
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_remote_copy_group_facts:
    connection_info:
      address: storage1.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"

- name: Get one Remote Copy Group
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_remote_copy_group_facts:
    connection_info:
      address: storage1.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
    spec:
      name: "copygroup1"

- name: Get one Remote Copy Group detail
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_remote_copy_group_facts:
    connection_info:
      address: storage1.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
    spec:
      name: "copygroup1"
      should_include_remote_replication_pairs: true

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
remote_copy_groups list / elements=dictionary	A list of copy groups gathered from the storage system. Returned: success
copy_group_name string	The name of the copy group. Returned: success Sample: `"copygroup1"`
local_device_group_name string	The name of the local device group. Returned: success Sample: `"copygroup1P_"`
mirror_unit_id integer	The ID of the mirror unit. Returned: success Sample: `0`
remote_device_group_name string	The name of the remote device group. Returned: success Sample: `"copygroup1S_"`
remote_mirror_copy_group_id string	The ID of the remote mirror copy group. Returned: success Sample: `"A34000811112,copygroup1,copygroup1P_,copygroup1S_"`
remote_storage_device_id string	The ID of the remote storage device. Returned: success Sample: `"A34000811112"`
storage_serial_number string	The serial number of the storage system. Returned: success Sample: `"811150"`

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_remote_copy_group_facts_module.html