New in version 2.7.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| account_id  - / required  | Account ID or Name of Parent/Source Volume. | |
| enable_remote_replication  boolean  | 
 | Flag, whether to replicate the snapshot created to a remote replication cluster. To enable specify 'true' value. | 
| expiration_time  -  | The date and time (format ISO 8601 date string) at which this snapshot will expire. | |
| hostname  - / required  | The hostname or IP address of the SolidFire cluster. | |
| name  -  | Name of new snapshot create. If unspecified, date and time when the snapshot was taken is used. | |
| password  - / required  | Element OS access account password aliases: pass | |
| retention  -  | Retention period for the snapshot. Format is 'HH:mm:ss'. | |
| snap_mirror_label  -  | Label used by SnapMirror software to specify snapshot retention policy on SnapMirror endpoint. | |
| src_snapshot_id  -  | ID or Name of an existing snapshot. Required when  state=present, to modify snapshot properties.Required when  state=present, to create snapshot from another snapshot in the volume.Required when  state=absent, to delete snapshot. | |
| src_volume_id  - / required  | ID or Name of active volume. | |
| state  -  | 
 | Whether the specified snapshot should exist or not. | 
| username  - / required  | Element OS access account user-name aliases: user | 
Note
- name: Create snapshot
  tags:
  - elementsw_create_snapshot
  na_elementsw_snapshot:
    hostname: "{{ elementsw_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ elementsw_username }}"
    password: "{{ elementsw_password }}"
    state: present
    src_volume_id: 118
    account_id: sagarsh
    name: newsnapshot-1
- name: Modify Snapshot
  tags:
  - elementsw_modify_snapshot
  na_elementsw_snapshot:
    hostname: "{{ elementsw_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ elementsw_username }}"
    password: "{{ elementsw_password }}"
    state: present
    src_volume_id: sagarshansivolume
    src_snapshot_id: test1
    account_id: sagarsh
    expiration_time: '2018-06-16T12:24:56Z'
    enable_remote_replication: false
- name: Delete Snapshot
  tags:
  - elementsw_delete_snapshot
  na_elementsw_snapshot:
    hostname: "{{ elementsw_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ elementsw_username }}"
    password: "{{ elementsw_password }}"
    state: absent
    src_snapshot_id: deltest1
    account_id: sagarsh
    src_volume_id: sagarshansivolume
   Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| msg  string  | success | Success message | 
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