zhmc_cpc_list – List CPCs

Synopsis

  • List CPCs (Z systems). By default, only the CPCs managed by the targeted HMC are listed. Optionally, unmanaged CPCs can be listed in addition.

Requirements

  • Access to the WS API of the HMC (see HMC API).

Parameters

hmc_host

The hostname or IP address of the HMC.

required: True
type: str
hmc_auth

The authentication credentials for the HMC.

required: True
type: dict
userid

The userid (username) for authenticating with the HMC.

required: True
type: str
password

The password for authenticating with the HMC.

required: True
type: str
ca_certs

Path name of certificate file or certificate directory to be used for verifying the HMC certificate. If null (default), the path name in the ‘REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE’ environment variable or the path name in the ‘CURL_CA_BUNDLE’ environment variable is used, or if neither of these variables is set, the certificates in the Mozilla CA Certificate List provided by the ‘certifi’ Python package are used for verifying the HMC certificate.

required: False
type: str
verify

If True (default), verify the HMC certificate as specified in the ca_certs parameter. If False, ignore what is specified in the ca_certs parameter and do not verify the HMC certificate.

required: False
type: bool
default: True
include_unmanaged_cpcs

Include unmanaged CPCs in the result. The unmanaged CPCs will have only their name as a property. Note that managed CPCs are always included in the result.

required: False
type: bool
log_file

File path of a log file to which the logic flow of this module as well as interactions with the HMC are logged. If null, logging will be propagated to the Python root logger.

required: False
type: str

Examples

---
# Note: The following examples assume that some variables named 'my_*' are set.

- name: List managed CPCs
  zhmc_cpc_list:
    hmc_host: "{{ my_hmc_host }}"
    hmc_auth: "{{ my_hmc_auth }}"
  register: cpc_list

- name: List managed and unmanaged CPCs
  zhmc_cpc_list:
    hmc_host: "{{ my_hmc_host }}"
    hmc_auth: "{{ my_hmc_auth }}"
    include_unmanaged_cpcs: true
  register: cpc_list

Return Values

changed

Indicates if any change has been made by the module. This will always be false.

returned: always
type: bool
msg

An error message that describes the failure.

returned: failure
type: str
cpcs

The list of CPCs, with a subset of their properties.

returned: success
type: list
elements: dict
sample:
[
    {
        "dpm_enabled": true,
        "has_unacceptable_status": false,
        "is_managed": true,
        "name": "CPCA",
        "se_version": "2.15",
        "status": "active"
    },
    {
        "is_managed": false,
        "name": "NewCPC"
    }
]
name

CPC name

type: str
is_managed

Indicates wehether the CPC is managed by the targeted HMC (true) or is unmanaged (false).

type: bool
status

The current status of the CPC. For details, see the description of the ‘status’ property in the data model of the ‘CPC’ resource (see HMC API). Only included for managed CPCs.

type: str
has_unacceptable_status

Indicates whether the current status of the CPC is unacceptable, based on its ‘acceptable-status’ property. Only included for managed CPCs.

type: bool
dpm_enabled

Indicates wehether the CPC is in DPM mode (true) or in classic mode (false). Only included for managed CPCs.

type: bool
se_version

The SE version of the CPC, as a string ‘M.N.U’. Only included for managed CPCs.

type: str