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netapp.elementsw.na_elementsw_snapshot – NetApp Element Software Manage Snapshots
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_snapshot.
New in version 2.7.0: of netapp.elementsw
Synopsis
- Create, Modify or Delete Snapshot on Element OS Cluster.
 
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 | 
|---|---|---|
| account_id
        
        string / 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
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The date and time (format ISO 8601 date string) at which this snapshot will expire.
         | 
     |
| 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.
         | 
     |
| name
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Name of new snapshot create.
        
       
        If unspecified, date and time when the snapshot was taken is used.
         | 
     |
| password
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Password for the specified user.
        
       aliases: pass  | 
     |
| retention
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Retention period for the snapshot.
        
       
        Format is 'HH:mm:ss'.
         | 
     |
| snap_mirror_label
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Label used by SnapMirror software to specify snapshot retention policy on SnapMirror endpoint.
         | 
     |
| src_snapshot_id
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        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
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        ID or Name of active volume.
         | 
     |
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether the specified snapshot should exist or not.
         | 
     
| 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: 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
  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_snapshot_module.html