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hpe.nimble.hpe_nimble_protection_schedule – Manage the HPE Nimble Storage protection schedules

Note

This plugin is part of the hpe.nimble collection (version 1.1.3).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install hpe.nimble.

To use it in a playbook, specify: hpe.nimble.hpe_nimble_protection_schedule.

New in version 1.0.0: of hpe.nimble

Synopsis

  • Manage the protection schedules on an HPE Nimble Storage group.

Requirements

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

  • Ansible 2.9 or later
  • Python 3.6 or later
  • HPE Nimble Storage SDK for Python
  • HPE Nimble Storage arrays running NimbleOS 5.0 or later

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
at_time
integer
Default:
0
Time of day when snapshot should be taken. In case repeat frequency specifies more than one snapshot in a day then the until_time option specifies until what time of day to take snapshots.
change_name
string
Change the name of existing protection schedule.
days
string
Specifies which days snapshots should be taken. Comma separated list of days of the week or 'all'.
description
string
Description of the schedule.
disable_appsync
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Disables application synchronized snapshots and creates crash consistent snapshots instead.
downstream_partner
string
Specifies the partner name if snapshots created by this schedule should be replicated.
host
string / required
HPE Nimble Storage IP address.
name
string / required
Name of the protection schedule to create.
num_retain
integer
Number of snapshots to retain. If replication is enabled on this schedule the array will always retain the latest replicated snapshot, which may exceed the specified retention value. This is necessary to ensure efficient replication performance.
num_retain_replica
integer
Default:
0
Number of snapshots to retain on the replica.
password
string / required
HPE Nimble Storage password.
period
integer
Repeat interval for snapshots with respect to the period_unit. For example, a value of 2 with the 'period_unit' of 'hours' results in one snapshot every 2 hours.
period_unit
string
    Choices:
  • minutes
  • hours
  • days
  • weeks
Time unit over which to take the number of snapshots specified in 'period'. For example, a value of 'days' with a 'period' of '1' results in one snapshot every day.
prot_template_name
string
Name of the protection template in which this protection schedule is attached to.
repl_alert_thres
integer
Replication alert threshold in seconds. If the replication of a snapshot takes more than this amount of time to complete an alert will be generated. Enter 0 to disable this alert.
replicate_every
integer
Specifies which snapshots should be replicated. If snapshots are replicated and this option is not specified, every snapshot is replicated.
schedule_type
string
    Choices:
  • regular
  • external_trigger
Normal schedules have internal timers which drive snapshot creation. An externally driven schedule has no internal timers. All snapshot activity is driven by an external trigger. In other words, these schedules are used only for externally driven manual snapshots.
skip_db_consistency_check
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Skip consistency check for database files on snapshots created by this schedule. This option only applies to snapshot schedules of a protection template with application synchronization set to VSS, application ID set to MS Exchange 2010 or later w/DAG, this schedule's snap_verify option set to yes, and its disable_appsync option set to false. Skipping consistency checks is only recommended if each database in a DAG has multiple copies.
snap_verify
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Run verification tool on snapshot created by this schedule. This option can only be used with snapshot schedules of a protection template that has application synchronization. The tool used to verify snapshot depends on the type of application. For example, if application synchronization is VSS and the application ID is Exchange, eseutil tool is run on the snapshots. If verification fails, the logs are not truncated.
state
string / required
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
  • create
The protection schedule operations
until_time
integer
Time of day to stop taking snapshots. Applicable only when repeat frequency specifies more than one snapshot in a day.
use_downstream_for_DR
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Break synchronous replication for the specified volume collection and present downstream volumes to host(s). Downstream volumes in the volume collection will be set to online and presented to the host(s) using new serial and LUN numbers. No changes will be made to the upstream volumes, their serial and LUN numbers, and their online state. The existing ACLs on the upstream volumes will be copied to the downstream volumes. Use this in conjunction with an empty downstream_partner_id. This unconfigures synchronous replication when the partner is removed from the last replicating schedule in the specified volume collection and presents the downstream volumes to host(s). Host(s) will need to be configured to access the new volumes with the newly assigned serial and LUN numbers. Use this option to expose downstream volumes in a synchronously replicated volume collection to host(s) only when the upstream partner is confirmed to be down and there is no communication between partners. Do not execute this operation if a previous Group Management Service takeover has been performed on a different array. Do not perform a subsequent Group Management Service takeover on a different array as it will lead to irreconcilable conflicts. This limitation is cleared once the Group management service backup array has successfully synchronized after reconnection.
username
string / required
HPE Nimble Storage user name.
volcoll_name
string
Name of the volume collection in which this protection schedule is attached to.
volcoll_or_prottmpl_type
string / required
    Choices:
  • protection_template
  • volume_collection
Type of the protection policy this schedule is attached to.

Notes

Note

  • This module does not support check_mode.

Examples

# if state is create , then create a protection schedule if not present. Fails if already present.
# if state is present, then create a protection schedule if not present. Succeed if it already exists.
- name: Create protection schedule if not present
  hpe.nimble.hpe_nimble_protection_schedule:
    host: "{{ host }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    name: "{{ name }}"
    description: "{{ description | default(None)}}"
    state: "{{ state | default('present') }}"
    volcoll_or_prottmpl_type: "{{ volcoll_or_prottmpl_type }}"
    prot_template_name: "{{ prot_template_name }}"
    num_retain: "{{ num_retain }}"

- name: Delete protection schedule
  hpe.nimble.hpe_nimble_protection_schedule:
    host: "{{ host }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    name: "{{ name }}"
    volcoll_or_prottmpl_type: "{{ volcoll_or_prottmpl_type }}"
    volcoll_name: "{{ volcoll_name }}"
    state: absent

Authors

  • Alok Ranjan (@ranjanal)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/hpe/nimble/hpe_nimble_protection_schedule_module.html