lpp_facts – Returns installed software products or fixes as facts.

Synopsis 

Lists and returns information about installed filesets or fileset updates in Ansible facts.

Requirements 

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

AIX >= 7.1 TL3
Python >= 3.6

Parameters 

filesets (optional, list, None)
Specifies the names of software products.

Pattern matching characters, such as * (asterisk) and ? (question mark), are valid.

Mutually exclusive with bundle.

bundle (optional, str, None)
Specifies a file or bundle to use as the fileset list source.

Mutually exclusive with filesets.

path (optional, str, None)
Specifies an alternate install location.

all_updates (optional, bool, False)
Returns all updates for a fileset (default is to return the most recent level only).

Mutually exclusive with base_levels_only.

base_levels_only (optional, bool, False)
Limits listings to base level filesets (no updates returned).

Mutually exclusive with all_updates.

reqs (optional, bool, False)
Returns all requisites for a fileset.

fix_type (optional, str, None)
Specifies the type of fixes.

all lists all the fixes installed on the system.

apar lists only APAR fixes installed on the system.

service_pack (alias sp) lists the fixes installed in the system in service packs.

technology_level (alias tl) lists the fixes installed in the system as part of technology levels.

Mutually exclusive with fixes.

fixes (optional, list, None)
Specifies the names of the fixes.

Mutually exclusive with fix_type.

Notes 

Note

You can refer to the IBM documentation for additional information on the lslpp command at https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_aix_72/l_commands/lslpp.html.
You can refer to the IBM documentation for additional information on the instfix command at https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_aix_72/i_commands/instfix.html.

Examples 

- name: Gather the fileset facts
  lpp_facts:
- name: Check whether a fileset called 'openssh.base.client' is installed
  debug:
    msg: Fileset 'openssh.base.client' is installed
  when: "'openssh.base.client' in ansible_facts.filesets"

- name: Populate fileset facts with the installation state for the most recent
        level of installed filesets for all of the bos.rte filesets
  lpp_facts:
    filesets: bos.rte.*
- name: Print the fileset facts
  debug:
    var: ansible_facts.filesets

- name: Populate fileset facts with the installation state for the most recent
        level of installed filesets for all of the bos.rte filesets with the
        requisites
  lpp_facts:
    filesets: bos.rte.*
    req: true
- name: Print the fileset facts
  debug:
    var: ansible_facts.filesets

- name: Populate fileset facts with the installation state for all the filesets
        contained in the Server bundle
  lpp_facts:
    bundle: Server
- name: Print the fileset facts
  debug:
    var: ansible_facts.filesets

- name: Populate fixes facts with the fixes which are APARs only.
  lpp_facts:
    fix_type: apar
- name: Print the fixes facts
  debug:
    var: ansible_facts.fixes

- name: Populate fixes facts for the list of fixes with keywords
        7200-01_AIX_ML, IV82301, IV99819, 72-02-021832_SP .
  lpp_facts:
    fixes: 7200-01_AIX_ML, IV82301, IV99819, 72-02-021832_SP
- name: Print the fixes facts
  debug:
    var: ansible_facts.fixes

Return Values 

ansible_facts (always, complex, )

Facts to add to ansible_facts about the installed software products or fixes on the system

filesets (success, dict, )

Maps the fileset name to a dictionary of installed levels.

name (always, str, devices.scsi.disk.rte)

Fileset name

levels (always, dict, )

Maps the fileset level to the fileset information.

vrmf (always, dict, “vrmf”: { “fix”: 0, “mod”: 3, “rel”: 2, “ver”: 7 })

Fileset Version Release Modification Fix (vrmf).

state (always, str, )

State of the fileset on the system.

applied specifies that the fileset is installed on the system.

applying specifies that an attempt was made to apply the specified fileset, but it did not complete successfully, and cleanup was not performed.

broken specifies that the fileset or fileset update is broken and should be reinstalled before being used.

committed specifies that the fileset is installed on the system.

efixlocked specifies that the fileset is installed on the system and is locked by the interim fix manager.

obsolete specifies that the fileset was installed with an earlier version of the operating system but has been replaced by a repackaged (renamed) newer version.

committing specifies that an attempt was made to commit the specified fileset, but it did not complete successfully, and cleanup was not performed.

rejecting specifies that an attempt was made to reject the specified fileset, but it did not complete successfully, and cleanup was not performed.

ptf (when available, str, )

Program temporary fix.

type (always, str, )

Fileset type.

install specifies install image (base level).

maintenance specifies maintenance level update.

enhancement.

fix.

description (always, str, )

Fileset description.

emgr_locked (always, bool, )

Specifies whether fileset is locked by the interim fix manager.

sources (always, list, [‘/etc/objrepos’])

Source paths.

requisites (when available, dict, {‘requisites’: {‘coreq’: {‘bos.aso’: {‘name’: ‘bos.aso’, ‘level’: [‘7.2.0.0’]}}}})

Requisites of the filesets

ver_cons_check (always, str, OK)

Status of fileset version consistency check

fixes (success, dict, )

Maps the fixes name to the dictionary of filesets.

name (always, str, IV82301)

fixes name

abstract (always, str, clcomd generates coredump)

Abstract of the fix

filesets (always, dict, )

Maps the fileset level to the fixes information.

inst_level (always, str, “inst_level”: “7.2.1.0”)

Installed level.

name (always, str, )

fileset name

reqLevel (always, str, )

Required level for the fix.

status (always, str, )

Down Level specifies that the fileset installed on the system is at a lower level than the required level

Correct level specifies that the fileset installed on the system is at the same level as the required level

Superseded specifies that the fileset installed on the system is at a higher level than the required level

not installed specifies that the fileset is not installed on the system

Status 

This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by community.

Authors

AIX Development Team (@pbfinley1911)

lpp_facts – Returns installed software products or fixes as facts.

Synopsis

Requirements

Parameters

Notes

Examples

Return Values

Status