netapp.ontap.na_ontap_snapshot – NetApp ONTAP manage Snapshots

Note

This plugin is part of the netapp.ontap collection (version 21.1.1).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install netapp.ontap.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netapp.ontap.na_ontap_snapshot.

New in version 2.6.0: of netapp.ontap

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples

Synopsis

Create/Modify/Delete ONTAP snapshots

Requirements

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

Ansible 2.9
Python3 netapp-lib (2018.11.13) or later. Install using ‘pip install netapp-lib’
netapp-lib 2020.3.12 is strongly recommended as it provides better error reporting for connection issues.
A physical or virtual clustered Data ONTAP system. The modules support Data ONTAP 9.1 and onward.
REST support requires ONTAP 9.6 or later.
To enable http on the cluster you must run the following commands ‘set -privilege advanced;’ ‘system services web modify -http-enabled true;’

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
async_bool boolean	no ← yes	If true, the snapshot is to be created asynchronously.
cert_filepath string added in 20.6.0 of netapp.ontap		path to SSL client cert file (.pem). not supported with python 2.6.
comment string		A human readable comment attached with the snapshot. The size of the comment can be at most 255 characters.
feature_flags dictionary added in 20.5.0 of netapp.ontap		Enable or disable a new feature. This can be used to enable an experimental feature or disable a new feature that breaks backward compatibility. Supported keys and values are subject to change without notice. Unknown keys are ignored.
from_name string added in 2.8.0 of netapp.ontap		Name of the existing snapshot to be renamed to.
hostname string / required		The hostname or IP address of the ONTAP instance.
http_port integer		Override the default port (80 or 443) with this port
https boolean	no ← yes	Enable and disable https. Ignored when using REST as only https is supported. Ignored when using SSL certificate authentication as it requires SSL.
ignore_owners boolean	no ← yes	if this field is true, snapshot will be deleted even if some other processes are accessing it.
key_filepath string added in 20.6.0 of netapp.ontap		path to SSL client key file.
ontapi integer		The ontap api version to use
password string		Password for the specified user. aliases: pass
snapmirror_label string		A human readable SnapMirror Label attached with the snapshot. Size of the label can be at most 31 characters.
snapshot string / required		Name of the snapshot to be managed. The maximum string length is 256 characters.
snapshot_instance_uuid string		The 128 bit unique snapshot identifier expressed in the form of UUID.
state string	present ← absent	If you want to create/modify a snapshot, or delete it.
use_rest string	Default: "auto"	REST API if supported by the target system for all the resources and attributes the module requires. Otherwise will revert to ZAPI. always -- will always use the REST API never -- will always use the ZAPI auto -- will try to use the REST Api
username string		This can be a Cluster-scoped or SVM-scoped account, depending on whether a Cluster-level or SVM-level API is required. For more information, please read the documentation https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/download/software/nmsdk/9.4/. Two authentication methods are supported 1. basic authentication, using username and password, 2. SSL certificate authentication, using a ssl client cert file, and optionally a private key file. To use a certificate, the certificate must have been installed in the ONTAP cluster, and cert authentication must have been enabled. aliases: user
validate_certs boolean	no yes ←	If set to `no`, the SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only set to `False` used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
volume string / required		Name of the volume on which the snapshot is to be created.
vserver string / required		The Vserver name

Notes

Note

The modules prefixed with na\_ontap are built to support the ONTAP storage platform.

Examples

- name: create SnapShot
  tags:
    - create
  na_ontap_snapshot:
    state: present
    snapshot: "{{ snapshot name }}"
    volume: "{{ vol name }}"
    comment: "i am a comment"
    vserver: "{{ vserver name }}"
    username: "{{ netapp username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp password }}"
    hostname: "{{ netapp hostname }}"
- name: delete SnapShot
  tags:
    - delete
  na_ontap_snapshot:
    state: absent
    snapshot: "{{ snapshot name }}"
    volume: "{{ vol name }}"
    vserver: "{{ vserver name }}"
    username: "{{ netapp username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp password }}"
    hostname: "{{ netapp hostname }}"
- name: modify SnapShot
  tags:
    - modify
  na_ontap_snapshot:
    state: present
    snapshot: "{{ snapshot name }}"
    comment: "New comments are great"
    volume: "{{ vol name }}"
    vserver: "{{ vserver name }}"
    username: "{{ netapp username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp password }}"
    hostname: "{{ netapp hostname }}"

Authors

NetApp Ansible Team (@carchi8py) <[email protected]>

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.11/collections/netapp/ontap/na_ontap_snapshot_module.html