New in version 2.4.
win_defrag
is available from: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731650(v=ws.11.aspx)The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
exclude_volumes list | A list of drive letters or mount point paths to exclude from defragmentation. | |
freespace_consolidation | Perform free space consolidation on the specified volumes. | |
include_volumes list | A list of drive letters or mount point paths of the volumes to be defragmented. If this parameter is omitted, all volumes (not excluded) will be fragmented. | |
parallel bool |
| Run the operation on each volume in parallel in the background. |
priority |
| Run the operation at low or normal priority. |
- name: Defragment all local volumes (in parallel) win_defrag: parallel: yes - name: 'Defragment all local volumes, except C: and D:' win_defrag: exclude_volumes: [ C, D ] - name: 'Defragment volume D: with normal priority' win_defrag: include_volumes: D priority: normal - name: Consolidate free space (useful when reducing volumes) win_defrag: freespace_consolidation: yes
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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changed bool | always | Whether or not any changes were made. Sample: True |
cmd string | always | The complete command line used by the module Sample: defrag.exe /C /V |
msg string | failed | Possible error message on failure Sample: Command 'defrag.exe' not found in $env:PATH. |
rc int | always | The return code for the command |
stderr string | always | The error output from the command |
stdout string | always | The standard output from the command Sample: Success. |
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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