On this page
netapp.elementsw.na_elementsw_cluster – NetApp Element Software Create Cluster
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_cluster.
New in version 2.7.0: of netapp.elementsw
Synopsis
- Initialize Element Software node ownership to form a cluster.
 - If the cluster does not exist, username/password are still required but ignored for initial creation.
 - username/password are used as the node credentials to see if the cluster already exists.
 - username/password can also be used to set the cluster credentials.
 - If the cluster already exists, no error is returned, but changed is set to false.
 - Cluster modifications are not supported and are ignored.
 
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 | 
|---|---|---|
| accept_eula
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Required to indicate your acceptance of the End User License Agreement when creating this cluster.
        
       
        To accept the EULA, set this parameter to true.
         | 
     
| attributes
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        List of name-value pairs in JSON object format.
         | 
     |
| cluster_admin_password
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Initial password for the cluster admin account.
        
       
        If not provided, default to password.
         | 
     |
| cluster_admin_username
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Username for the cluster admin.
        
       
        If not provided, default to username.
         | 
     |
| encryption
        
        boolean
        
       
        added in 20.10.0 of netapp.elementsw
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        to enable or disable encryption at rest
         | 
     
| fail_if_cluster_already_exists_with_larger_ensemble
        
        boolean
        
       
        added in 20.8.0 of netapp.elementsw
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        If the cluster exists, the default is to verify that nodes is a superset of the existing ensemble.
        
       
        A superset is accepted because some nodes may have a different role.
        
       
        But the module reports an error if the existing ensemble contains a node not listed in nodes.
        
       
        This checker is disabled when this option is set to false.
         | 
     
| 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.
         | 
     |
| management_virtual_ip
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Floating (virtual) IP address for the cluster on the management network.
         | 
     |
| nodes
        
        list / elements=string / required
         | 
      
        
        Storage IP (SIP) addresses of the initial set of nodes making up the cluster.
        
       
        nodes IP must be in the list.
         | 
     |
| order_number
        
        string
        
       
        added in 20.10.0 of netapp.elementsw
         | 
      
        
        (experimental) order number as provided by NetApp
         | 
     |
| password
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Password for the specified user.
        
       aliases: pass  | 
     |
| replica_count
        
        integer
         | 
      Default: 
        2
         | 
      
        
        Number of replicas of each piece of data to store in the cluster.
         | 
     
| serial_number
        
        string
        
       
        added in 20.10.0 of netapp.elementsw
         | 
      
        
        (experimental) serial number as provided by NetApp
         | 
     |
| storage_virtual_ip
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Floating (virtual) IP address for the cluster on the storage (iSCSI) network.
         | 
     |
| timeout
        
        integer
        
       
        added in 20.8.0 of netapp.elementsw
         | 
      Default: 
        100
         | 
      
        
        Time to wait for cluster creation to complete.
         | 
     
| 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
- name: Initialize new cluster
  tags:
  - elementsw_cluster
  na_elementsw_cluster:
    hostname: "{{ elementsw_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ elementsw_username }}"
    password: "{{ elementsw_password }}"
    management_virtual_ip: 10.226.108.32
    storage_virtual_ip: 10.226.109.68
    replica_count: 2
    accept_eula: true
    nodes:
    - 10.226.109.72
    - 10.226.109.74
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| msg
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        Success message
          | 
     
Authors
- NetApp Ansible Team (@carchi8py) <ng-ansibleteam@netapp.com>
 
© 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_cluster_module.html