Hitachi Vantara VSP One Block Storage Modules for Red Hat® Ansible® 4.3.0
The Hitachi Vantara VSP One Block Storage Modules provide a comprehensive set of Ansible modules for managing Hitachi VSP One SDS Block and Hitachi VSP One series systems. These modules enable seamless integration with Red Hat Ansible, allowing users to automate storage provisioning, configuration, and management tasks.
Hardware requirements
- VSP One SDS Block v1.17
- VSP One Block 20
- VSP One Block 24
- VSP One Block 26
- VSP One Block 28
- VSP 5100, 5500, 5100H, 5500H, 5200, 5600, 5200H, 5600H (SAS)
- VSP 5100, 5500, 5100H, 5500H, 5200, 5600, 5200H, 5600H (NVMe)
- VSP E590, E790, E990, E1090
- VSP F350, F370, F700, F800, F900, F1000, F1500
- VSP G350, G370, G700, G900, G1000, G1500
Software requirements
- Red Hat Ansible Core - 2.16, 2.17, 2.18
- Python - 3.9 or higher
Supported operating systems
- Oracle Enterprise Linux 8.9 or higher
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 or higher
Recommended Host configuration
- CPU/vCPU - 2
- Memory - 4 GB
- HardDisk - 30 GB
Idempotence
- Idempotence is supported for this release
Changelog
View the Changelog.
Available Modules
For a detailed list of available modules, please refer to the Modules Documentation.
Installation
Before using this collection, you need to install it with the Ansible Galaxy command-line tool:
ansible-galaxy collection install hitachivantara.vspone_block
collections:
- hitachivantara.vspone_block.sds_block
collections:
- hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp
Note that if you install the collection from Ansible Galaxy, it will not be upgraded automatically when you upgrade the Ansible package.
To upgrade the collection to the latest available version, run the following command:
ansible-galaxy collection install hitachivantara.vspone_block --upgrade
If you need to install a specific version of the collection (for example, to downgrade due to issues in the latest version), you can use the following syntax to install version 4.3.0:
ansible-galaxy collection install hitachivantara.vspone_block:==4.3.0
See using Ansible collections for more details.
Troubleshooting
For troubleshooting tips and common issues, please refer to the Troubleshooting Guide.
Testing
This collection has been tested using the following methods:
Sanity Tests
ansible-test sanity
Use Cases
Below is an example of how this collection can be used to manage Hitachi VSP One block storage:
Create an LDEV with a specific LDEV ID
This example shows how to create a logical device (LDEV) with a specific ID, pool, and size.
- name: Create LDEV with specific ID
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: false
tasks:
- name: Create ldev
hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_ldev:
connection_info: "{{ connection_info }}"
state: "present"
spec:
ldev_id: 345
pool_id: 15
size: "1GB"
register: result
- name: Debug the result variable
ansible.builtin.debug:
var: result
Support
As Red Hat Ansible Certified Content, this collection is entitled to support through the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) using the Create issue button on the top right corner.
If a support case cannot be opened with Red Hat and the collection has been obtained either from Galaxy or GitHub, there may be community help available on the Ansible Forum.
For additional support, please use one of the following channels:
Release Notes and Roadmap
Release Notes
For User Guide and Release Notes, see User Guide and Release Notes
Version 4.3.0 highlights:
- General performance enhancements and bug fixes
Roadmap
- Feature enhancements and new module development
- Ongoing bug fixes and maintenance
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Author
This collection was created by the Hitachi Vantara® Ansible Team in 2025.
