community.general.mksysb – Generates AIX mksysb rootvg backups.
Note
This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 3.8.1).
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 community.general.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.mksysb.
Synopsis
- This module manages a basic AIX mksysb (image) of rootvg.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
|   backup_crypt_files    boolean    |   
  |    Backup encrypted files.   |  
|   backup_dmapi_fs    boolean    |   
  |    Back up DMAPI filesystem files.   |  
|   create_map_files    boolean    |   
  |    Creates a new MAP files.   |  
|   exclude_files    boolean    |   
  |    Excludes files using   /etc/rootvg.exclude. |  
|   exclude_wpar_files    boolean    |   
  |    Excludes WPAR files.   |  
|   extended_attrs    boolean    |   
  |    Backup extended attributes.   |  
|   name    string / required    |    Backup name   |  |
|   new_image_data    boolean    |   
  |    Creates a new file data.   |  
|   software_packing    boolean    |   
  |    Exclude files from packing option listed in   /etc/exclude_packing.rootvg. |  
|   storage_path    string / required    |    Storage path where the mksysb will stored.   |  |
|   use_snapshot    boolean    |   
  |    Creates backup using snapshots.   |  
Examples
- name: Running a backup image mksysb
  community.general.mksysb:
    name: myserver
    storage_path: /repository/images
    exclude_files: yes
    exclude_wpar_files: yes
   Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
|   changed    boolean    |  always |   Return changed for mksysb actions as true or false.   |  
|   msg    string    |  always |   Return message regarding the action.   |  
Authors
- Kairo Araujo (@kairoaraujo)
 
    © 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
    https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/mksysb_module.html