netapp_e_flashcache – NetApp E-Series manage SSD caches

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netapp_e_flashcache – NetApp E-Series manage SSD caches

New in version 2.2.


Synopsis

  • Create or remove SSD caches on a NetApp E-Series storage array.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments

api_password

- / required

The password to authenticate with the SANtricity WebServices Proxy or embedded REST API.

api_url

- / required

The url to the SANtricity WebServices Proxy or embedded REST API.

api_username

- / required

The username to authenticate with the SANtricity WebServices Proxy or embedded REST API.

cache_size_min

-

The minimum size (in size_units) of the ssd cache. The cache will be expanded if this exceeds the current size of the cache.

disk_count

-

The minimum number of disks to use for building the cache. The cache will be expanded if this number exceeds the number of disks already in place

io_type

-

  • filesystem

  • database
  • media

The type of workload to optimize the cache for.

name

- / required

The name of the SSD cache to manage

size_unit

-

  • bytes
  • b
  • kb
  • mb
  • gb

  • tb
  • pb
  • eb
  • zb
  • yb

The unit to be applied to size arguments

ssid

- / required

The ID of the array to manage (as configured on the web services proxy).

state

- / required

  • present

  • absent

Whether the specified SSD cache should exist or not.

validate_certs

-

Default:

"yes"

Should https certificates be validated?



Examples

- name: Flash Cache
  netapp_e_flashcache:
    ssid: "{{ ssid }}"
    api_url: "{{ netapp_api_url }}"
    api_username: "{{ netapp_api_username }}"
    api_password: "{{ netapp_api_password }}"
    validate_certs: "{{ netapp_api_validate_certs }}"
    name: SSDCacheBuiltByAnsible

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description

msg

string

success

Success message


Sample:

json for newly created flash cache




Status

Authors

  • Kevin Hulquest (@hulquest)

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