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netapp.elementsw.na_elementsw_info – NetApp Element Software Info
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_info
.
New in version 20.10.0: of netapp.elementsw
Synopsis
- Collect cluster and node information.
- Use a MVIP as hostname for cluster and node scope.
- Use a MIP as hostname for node scope.
- When using MIPs, cluster APIs are expected to fail with ‘xUnknownAPIMethod method=ListAccounts’
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 |
---|---|---|
fail_on_error
boolean
|
|
by default, errors are not fatal when collecting a subset. The subset will show on error in the info output.
if set to True, the module fails on the first error.
|
fail_on_key_not_found
boolean
|
|
force an error when filter is used and a key is not present in records.
|
fail_on_record_not_found
boolean
|
|
force an error when filter is used and no record is matched.
|
filter
dictionary
|
When a list of records is returned, this can be used to limit the records to be returned.
If more than one key is used, all keys must match.
|
|
gather_subsets
list / elements=string
|
Default:
["all"]
|
list of subsets to gather from target cluster or node
supported values
node_config, cluster_accounts, cluster_nodes, cluster_drives.
additional values
all - for all subsets,
all_clusters - all subsets at cluster scope,
all_nodes - all subsets at node scope
aliases: gather_subset |
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 |
|
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: get all available subsets
na_elementsw_info:
hostname: "{{ elementsw_mvip }}"
username: "{{ elementsw_username }}"
password: "{{ elementsw_password }}"
gather_subsets: all
register: result
- name: collect data for elementsw accounts using a filter
na_elementsw_info:
hostname: "{{ elementsw_mvip }}"
username: "{{ elementsw_username }}"
password: "{{ elementsw_password }}"
gather_subsets: 'cluster_accounts'
filter:
username: "{{ username_to_find }}"
register: result
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
debug
list / elements=string
|
success |
a list of detailed error messages if some subsets cannot be collected
|
info
dictionary
|
success |
a dictionary of collected subsets
each subset if in JSON format
|
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_info_module.html