Modules

The IBM Power Systems AIX collection contains modules that can be used in a playbook to automate tasks on AIX. Ansible executes each module on the target node and returns the result back to the controller. While different modules perform different tasks, their interfaces and responses follow similar patterns.

Module reference

Reference material for each module contains documentation on the accepted parameters and their expected values.

Contents:

• _nim_upgradeios – Use NIM to update a single or a pair of Virtual I/O Servers.
• aixpert – System security settings management.
• alt_disk – Alternate rootvg disk management.
• backup – Data or system volume group backup management.
• bootlist – Alters the list of boot devices available to the system.
• devices – Devices management.
• emgr – System interim fixes management.
• filesystem – Local and NFS filesystems management.
• flrtvc – Generate FLRTVC report, download and install security and HIPER fixes.
• geninstall – Generic installer for various packaging formats.
• group – Manage presence, attributes and member of AIX groups.
• inittab – Manage inittab entries on AIX.
• installp – Installs and updates software.
• lpar_facts – Reports logical partition (LPAR) related information as facts.
• lpp_facts – Returns installed software products as facts.
• lvg – Configure AIX LVM volume groups
• lvm_facts – Reports LVM information as facts.
• lvol – Configure AIX LVM logical volumes
• mkfilt – Activates or deactivates the filter rules.
• mktcpip – Sets the required values for starting TCP/IP on a host.
• mktun – Creates, activates, deactivates and removes tunnels.
• mount – Mounts/unmounts a filesystem or device on AIX.
• mpio – Returns information about MultiPath I/O capable devices.
• nim – Performs NIM operations - server setup, install packages, update SP or TL.
• nim_backup – Uses NIM to manage backup of LPAR or VIOS clients.
• nim_flrtvc – Use NIM to generate FLRTVC report, download and install security and HIPER fixes.
• nim_suma – Use NIM to download fixes, SP or TL from IBM Fix Central website.
• nim_updateios – Use NIM to update a single or a pair of Virtual I/O Servers.
• nim_vios_alt_disk – Uses NIM to create/cleanup an alternate rootvg disk of VIOS clients.
• nim_vios_hc – Check if a pair of VIOSes can be updated.
• nim_viosupgrade – Use NIM to upgrade VIOS(es) with the viosupgrade tool from a NIM master.
• reboot – Reboot AIX machines.
• suma – Download/Install fixes, SP or TL from IBM Fix Central website.
• user – Create new users or change/remove attributes of users on AIX.