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netapp.ontap.na_ontap_snapshot – NetApp ONTAP manage Snapshots

Note

This plugin is part of the netapp.ontap collection.

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

  • Create/Modify/Delete ONTAP snapshots

Requirements

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

  • 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.
  • Ansible 2.6
  • Ansible 2.9 or later is strongly recommended as it enables the new collection delivery system.
  • Python2 netapp-lib (2017.10.30) or later. Install using ‘pip install netapp-lib’
  • 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.
  • 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
    Choices:
  • 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
    Choices:
  • 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
    Choices:
  • 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
    Choices:
  • 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
    Choices:
  • 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

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.10/collections/netapp/ontap/na_ontap_snapshot_module.html