playbook.yml

- hosts: all
  gather_facts: no
  become: yes
  vars:
    data_disk_device: /dev/vdb
  tasks:
    #
    # intialize the data disk.
    # NB to re-test this block use following commands to wipe/delete
    #    all the filesystems and partitions/labels:
    #       umount /data; wipefs --all $(ls -1 /dev/vdb* | grep -E '[0-9]+$') /dev/vdb; sed -i -E '/^\/dev\/vdb.+/d' /etc/fstab

    - name: Intialize the data disk
      block:
        - name: Partition the data disk
          community.general.parted:
            device: '{{ data_disk_device }}'
            number: 1
            label: gpt
            name: data
            state: present
        - name: Create the data filesystem
          community.general.filesystem:
            dev: '{{ data_disk_device }}1'
            fstype: ext4
            opts: -L data
        - name: Mount the data filesystem
          ansible.posix.mount:
            src: '{{ data_disk_device }}1'
            path: /data
            fstype: ext4
            opts: defaults,nodev
            state: mounted

    - name: Get summary
      args:
        executable: /bin/bash
      shell: |
        exec 2>&1

        function title {
          echo
          echo '#'
          echo "# $*"
          echo '#'
          echo
        }

        title data disk device
        lsblk -x KNAME -o KNAME,SIZE,TRAN,SUBSYSTEMS,FSTYPE,UUID,LABEL,MODEL,SERIAL {{ data_disk_device }}

        title data disk partitions
        parted {{ data_disk_device }} print
      register: summary
      changed_when: false
    - name: Show summary
      debug:
        var: summary.stdout