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netapp.elementsw.na_elementsw_backup – NetApp Element Software Create Backups

Note

This plugin is part of the netapp.elementsw collection (version 21.6.1).

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 netapp.elementsw.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netapp.elementsw.na_elementsw_backup.

New in version 2.7.0: of netapp.elementsw

Synopsis

  • Create backup

Requirements

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

  • The modules were developed with SolidFire 10.1
  • solidfire-sdk-python (1.1.0.92) or greater. Install using ‘pip install solidfire-sdk-python’

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
dest_hostname
string
hostname for the backup source cluster
will be set equal to hostname if not specified
dest_password
string
password for the backup destination cluster
will be set equal to password if not specified
dest_username
string
username for the backup destination cluster
will be set equal to username if not specified
dest_volume_id
string / required
ID of the backup destination volume
format
string
    Choices:
  • native ←
  • uncompressed
Backup format to use
hostname
string / required
The hostname or IP address of the SolidFire cluster.
For na_elementsw_cluster, the Management IP (MIP) or hostname of the node to initiate the cluster creation from.
password
string / required
Password for the specified user.

aliases: pass
script
string
the backup script to be executed
script_parameters
dictionary
the backup script parameters
src_volume_id
string / required
ID of the backup source volume.

aliases: volume_id
username
string / required
Please ensure that the user has the adequate permissions. For more information, please read the official documentation https://mysupport.netapp.com/documentation/docweb/index.html?productID=62636&language=en-US.

aliases: user

Notes

Note

  • The modules prefixed with na\_elementsw are built to support the SolidFire storage platform.

Examples

na_elementsw_backup:
  hostname: "{{ source_cluster_hostname }}"
  username: "{{ source_cluster_username }}"
  password: "{{ source_cluster_password }}"
  src_volume_id: 1
  dest_hostname: "{{ destination_cluster_hostname }}"
  dest_username: "{{ destination_cluster_username }}"
  dest_password: "{{ destination_cluster_password }}"
  dest_volume_id: 3
  format: native

Authors

© 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/netapp/elementsw/na_elementsw_backup_module.html