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+---
+- name: manage_lvm | creating new LVM volume group(s)
+  lvg:
+    vg: "{{ item.vgname }}"
+    pvs: "{{ item.disks }}"
+    state: present
+  with_items:
+    - lvm_groups
+  when: item.create is defined and item.create
+
+- name: manage_lvm | Removing LVM volume group(s)
+  lvg:
+    vg: "{{ item.vgname }}"
+    pvs: "{{ item.disks }}"
+    state: absent
+  with_items:
+    - lvm_groups
+  when: item.create is defined and not item.create
+
+- name: manage_lvm | creating new LVM logical volume(s)
+  lvol:
+    vg: "{{ item.0.vgname }}"
+    lv: "{{ item.1.lvname }}"
+    size: "{{ item.1.size }}"
+    state: present
+  with_subelements:
+    - lvm_groups
+    - lvnames
+  when: ( item.0.create is defined and item.0.create ) and ( item.1.create is defined and item.1.create )
+
+- name: manage_lvm | Removing LVM logical volume(s)
+  lvol:
+    vg: "{{ item.0.vgname }}"
+    lv: "{{ item.1.lvname }}"
+    state: absent
+  with_subelements:
+    - lvm_groups
+    - lvnames
+  when: ( item.0.create is defined and item.0.create ) and ( item.1.create is defined and not item.1.create )
+
+- name: manage_lvm | creating new filesystem on new LVM logical volume(s)
+  filesystem:
+    fstype: "{{ item.1.filesystem }}"
+    dev: "/dev/{{ item.0.vgname }}/{{ item.1.lvname }}"
+  with_subelements:
+    - lvm_groups
+    - lvnames
+  when: ( item.0.create is defined and item.0.create ) and ( item.1.create is defined and item.1.create )
+
+- name: manage_lvm | mounting new filesystem(s)
+  mount:
+    name: "{{ item.1.mntp }}"
+    src: "/dev/{{ item.0.vgname }}/{{ item.1.lvname }}"
+    fstype: "{{ item.1.filesystem }}"
+    state: mounted
+  with_subelements:
+    - lvm_groups
+    - lvnames
+  when: ( item.0.create is defined and item.0.create ) and ( item.1.create is defined and item.1.create ) and ( item.1.mount is defined and item.1.mount )
+
+- name: manage_lvm | extending existing filesystem
+  command: lvextend {{ item.1.lvextend_options }} /dev/{{ item.0.vgname }}/{{ item.1.lvname }}
+  with_subelements:
+    - lvm_groups
+    - lvnames
+  when: ( item.0.create is defined and item.0.create ) and ( item.1.create is defined and item.1.create ) and ( item.1.extend is defined and item.1.extend )