25.5. Creating and mounting a file system by using the storage RHEL system role

Procedure

1. Create a playbook file, for example, ~/playbook.yml, with the following content:

   ---
   - name: Manage local storage
     hosts: managed-node-01.example.com
     tasks:
       -name: Create and mount a file system
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
           name: redhat.rhel_system_roles.storage
       vars:
         storage_safe_mode: false
   
         storage_volumes:
           - name: barefs
             type: disk
             disks:
               - sdb
             fs_type: ext4
             fs_label: label-name
             mount_point: /mnt/data

   The settings specified in the example playbook include the following:

   disks: <list_of_devices>

   A YAML list of device names that the role uses when it creates the volume.

   fs_type: <file_system>

   Specifies the file system the role should set on the volume. You can select xfs, ext3, ext4, swap, or unformatted.

   label-name: <file_system_label>

   Optional: sets the label of the file system.

   mount_point: <directory>

   Optional: if the volume should be automatically mounted, set the mount_point variable to the directory to which the volume should be mounted.

   For details about all variables used in the playbook, see the /usr/share/ansible/roles/rhel-system-roles.storage/README.md file on the control node.

2. Validate the playbook syntax:

   $ ansible-playbook --syntax-check ~/playbook.yml

   Note that this command only validates the syntax and does not protect against a wrong but valid configuration.

3. Run the playbook:

   $ ansible-playbook ~/playbook.yml