aws_sgw_facts - Fetch AWS Storage Gateway facts

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis

Requirements

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

  • boto
  • boto3
  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
aws_access_key
AWS access key. If not set then the value of the AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable is used.

aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key
aws_secret_key
AWS secret key. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable is used.

aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key
ec2_url
Url to use to connect to EC2 or your Eucalyptus cloud (by default the module will use EC2 endpoints). Ignored for modules where region is required. Must be specified for all other modules if region is not used. If not set then the value of the EC2_URL environment variable, if any, is used.
gather_file_shares
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Gather file share information for storage gateways in s3 mode.
gather_local_disks
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Gather local disks attached to the storage gateway.
gather_tapes
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Gather tape information for storage gateways in tape mode.
gather_volumes
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Gather volume information for storage gateways in iSCSI (cached & stored) modes.
profile
(added in 1.6)
Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
region
The AWS region to use. If not specified then the value of the AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variable, if any, is used. See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region

aliases: aws_region, ec2_region
security_token
(added in 1.6)
AWS STS security token. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variable is used.

aliases: access_token
validate_certs
bool

(added in 1.5)
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.

Notes

Note

  • If parameters are not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence AWS_URL or EC2_URL, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID or AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY or AWS_SECRET_KEY or EC2_SECRET_KEY, AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN, AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION
  • Ansible uses the boto configuration file (typically ~/.boto) if no credentials are provided. See https://boto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html
  • AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION can be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be configured in the boto config file

Examples

# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.

- name: "Get AWS storage gateway facts"
  aws_sgw_facts:

- name: "Get AWS storage gateway facts for region eu-west-3"
  aws_sgw_facts:
    region: eu-west-3

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
gateways
complex
 always
list of gateway objects
  gateway_id
string
 always
Storage Gateway ID

Sample:
sgw-9999F888
  gateway_name
string
 always
Storage Gateway friendly name

Sample:
my-sgw-01
  tapes
complex
 when gateway_type == "VTL"
Storage Gateway tapes
    tape_barcode
string
 always
Tape ARN

Sample:
tape-AF999C88
    tape_arn
string
 always
Tape ARN

Sample:
arn:aws:storagegateway:eu-west-1:399805793479:tape/tape-AF999C88
    tape_size_in_bytes
integer
 always
Tape ARN

Sample:
555887569
    tape_status
string
 always
Tape ARN

Sample:
AVAILABLE
  gateway_arn
string
 always
Storage Gateway ARN

Sample:
arn:aws:storagegateway:eu-west-1:367709993819:gateway/sgw-9999F888
  file_shares
complex
 when gateway_type == "FILE_S3"
Storage gateway file shares
    file_share_arn
string
 always
File share ARN

Sample:
arn:aws:storagegateway:eu-west-1:399805793479:share/share-AF999C88
    file_share_status
string
 always
File share status

Sample:
AVAILABLE
    file_share_id
string
 always
File share ID

Sample:
share-AF999C88
  gateway_operational_state
string
 always
Storage Gateway operational state

Sample:
ACTIVE
  gateway_type
string
 always
Storage Gateway type

Sample:
FILE_S3
  local_disks
complex
 always
Storage gateway local disks
    disk_status
string
 always
Disk status

Sample:
present
    disk_path
string
 always
Disk path used for the cache

Sample:
/dev/nvme1n1
    disk_size_in_bytes
integer
 always
Disk size in bytes

Sample:
107374182400
    disk_allocation_type
string
 always
Disk allocation type

Sample:
CACHE STORAGE
    disk_id
string
 always
Disk ID on the system

Sample:
pci-0000:00:1f.0
    disk_node
string
 always
Disk parent block device

Sample:
/dev/sdb


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

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