na_ontap_snapshot – NetApp ONTAP manage Snapshots¶
New in version 2.6.
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
- Ansible 2.6
- 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’
- 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
                                                                 | 
 | If true, the snapshot is to be created asynchronously. | 
| comment 
                    -
                                                                 | A human readable comment attached with the snapshot. The size of the comment can be at most 255 characters. | |
| from_name 
                    -
                                                                 added in 2.8 | 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
                                                                 | 
 | Enable and disable https | 
| ignore_owners 
                    boolean
                                                                 | 
 | if this field is true, snapshot will be deleted even if some other processes are accessing it. | 
| ontapi 
                    integer
                                                                 | The ontap api version to use | |
| password 
                    string
                                             / required                     | Password for the specified user. aliases: pass | |
| snapmirror_label 
                    -
                                                                 | A human readable SnapMirror Label attached with the snapshot. Size of the label can be at most 31 characters. | |
| snapshot 
                    -
                                             / required                     | Name of the snapshot to be managed. The maximum string length is 256 characters. | |
| snapshot_instance_uuid 
                    -
                                                                 | The 128 bit unique snapshot identifier expressed in the form of UUID. | |
| state 
                    -
                                                                 | 
 | If you want to create/modify a snapshot, or delete it. | 
| use_rest 
                    string
                                                                 | 
 | 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
                                             / required                     | 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/. aliases: user | |
| validate_certs 
                    boolean
                                                                 | 
 | If set to  no, the SSL certificates will not be validated.This should only set to  Falseused on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. | 
| volume 
                    -
                                             / required                     | Name of the volume on which the snapshot is to be created. | |
| vserver 
                    -
                                             / required                     | The Vserver name | 
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 }}"
Status¶
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors¶
- NetApp Ansible Team (@carchi8py) <ng-ansibleteam@netapp.com>
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