# salt.states.blockdev

Management of Block Devices

A state module to manage blockdevices

    /dev/sda:
      blockdev.tuned:
        - read-only: True

    master-data:
      blockdev.tuned:
        - name: /dev/vg/master-data
        - read-only: True
        - read-ahead: 1024

Added in version 2014.7.0.

salt.states.blockdev.formatted(name, fs_type='ext4', force=False, **kwargs)

  Manage filesystems of partitions.

  name

    The name of the block device

  fs_type

    The filesystem it should be formatted as

  force

    Force mke2fs to create a filesystem, even if the specified device is not a partition on a block special device. This option is only enabled for ext and xfs filesystems

    This option is dangerous, use it with caution.

    Added in version 2016.11.0.

salt.states.blockdev.tuned(name, **kwargs)

  Manage options of block device

  name

    The name of the block device

  opts:
    - read-ahead

        Read-ahead buffer size

    - filesystem-read-ahead

        Filesystem Read-ahead buffer size

    - read-only

        Set Read-Only

    - read-write

        Set Read-Write