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netapp.ontap.na_ontap_fpolicy_scope – NetApp ONTAP - Create, delete or modify an FPolicy policy scope configuration.
Note
This plugin is part of the netapp.ontap collection (version 21.12.0).
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.ontap.
To use it in a playbook, specify: netapp.ontap.na_ontap_fpolicy_scope.
New in version 21.4.0: of netapp.ontap
Synopsis
- Create, delete or modify an FPolicy policy scope.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- Ansible 2.9
 - Python3 netapp-lib (2018.11.13) or later. Install using ‘pip install netapp-lib’
 - netapp-lib 2020.3.12 is strongly recommended as it provides better error reporting for connection issues.
 - A physical or virtual clustered Data ONTAP system. The modules support Data ONTAP 9.1 and onward.
 - REST support requires ONTAP 9.6 or later.
 - 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 | 
|---|---|---|
| cert_filepath
        
        string
        
       
        added in 20.6.0 of netapp.ontap
         | 
      
        
        path to SSL client cert file (.pem).
        
       
        not supported with python 2.6.
         | 
     |
| check_extensions_on_directories
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Indicates whether directory names are also subjected to extensions check, similar to file names.
        
       
        By default, the value is true if policy is configured with Native engine, false otherwise.
         | 
     
| export_policies_to_exclude
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Export Policies to exclude for file access monitoring. By default no export policy is selected.
         | 
     |
| export_policies_to_include
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Export policies to include for file access monitoring. By default no export policy is selected.
         | 
     |
| feature_flags
        
        dictionary
        
       
        added in 20.5.0 of netapp.ontap
         | 
      
        
        Enable or disable a new feature.
        
       
        This can be used to enable an experimental feature or disable a new feature that breaks backward compatibility.
        
       
        Supported keys and values are subject to change without notice. Unknown keys are ignored.
         | 
     |
| file_extensions_to_exclude
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        File extensions excluded for screening. By default no file extension is selected.
         | 
     |
| file_extensions_to_include
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        File extensions included for screening. By default no file extension is selected.
         | 
     |
| 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.
        
       
        Ignored when using REST as only https is supported.
        
       
        Ignored when using SSL certificate authentication as it requires SSL.
         | 
     
| is_monitoring_of_objects_with_no_extension_enabled
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Indicates whether monitoring of objects with no extension is required. By default, the value is false.
         | 
     
| key_filepath
        
        string
        
       
        added in 20.6.0 of netapp.ontap
         | 
      
        
        path to SSL client key file.
         | 
     |
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Name of the policy. The FPolicy policy must exist for the scope to be created.
         | 
     |
| ontapi
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        The ontap api version to use
         | 
     |
| password
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Password for the specified user.
        
       aliases: pass  | 
     |
| shares_to_exclude
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Shares to exclude for file access monitoring. By default no share is selected.
         | 
     |
| shares_to_include
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Shares to include for file access monitoring. By default no share is selected.
         | 
     |
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether the FPolicy policy scope is present or not
         | 
     
| use_rest
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "auto"
         | 
      
        
        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
         | 
      
        
        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/.
        
       
        Two authentication methods are supported
        
       
        1. basic authentication, using username and password,
        
       
        2. SSL certificate authentication, using a ssl client cert file, and optionally a private key file.
        
       
        To use a certificate, the certificate must have been installed in the ONTAP cluster, and cert authentication must have been enabled.
        
       aliases: user  | 
     |
| validate_certs
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        If set to  
       no, the SSL certificates will not be validated.
       
        This should only set to  False used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
        | 
     
| volumes_to_exclude
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Volumes that are inactive for the file policy. The list can include items which are regular expressions, such as 'vol*' or 'user?'.
        
       
        Note that if a policy has both an exclude list and an include list, the include list is ignored by the filer when processing user requests.
        
       
        By default no volume is selected.
         | 
     |
| volumes_to_include
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Volumes that are active for the file policy. The list can include items which are regular expressions, such as 'vol*' or 'user?'.
        
       
        By default no volume is selected.
         | 
     |
| vserver
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        the name of the vserver to create the scope on
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- The modules prefixed with na_ontap are built to support the ONTAP storage platform.
 
Examples
- name: Create FPolicy scope
  na_ontap_fpolicy_scope:
    state: present
    vserver: GBSMNAS80LD
    name: policy1
    export_policies_to_include: export1
    shares_to_include: share1
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    use_rest: "{{ use_rest }}"
- name: Modify FPolicy scope
  na_ontap_fpolicy_scope:
    state: present
    vserver: GBSMNAS80LD
    name: policy1
    export_policies_to_include: export1,export2
    shares_to_include: share1,share2
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    use_rest: "{{ use_rest }}"
- name: Delete FPolicy scope
  na_ontap_fpolicy_scope:
    state: absent
    vserver: GBSMNAS80LD
    name: policy1
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    use_rest: "{{ use_rest }}"
  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/ontap/na_ontap_fpolicy_scope_module.html