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netapp.ontap.na_ontap_ldap_client – NetApp ONTAP LDAP client
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_ldap_client.
New in version 2.9.0: of netapp.ontap
Synopsis
- Create, modify or delete LDAP client on NetApp ONTAP.
 
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 | 
|---|---|---|
| ad_domain
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Active Directory Domain Name.
         | 
     |
| base_dn
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        LDAP base DN.
         | 
     |
| base_scope
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        LDAP search scope.
         | 
     
| bind_as_cifs_server
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The cluster uses the CIFS server's credentials to bind to the LDAP server.
         | 
     
| bind_dn
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        LDAP bind user DN.
         | 
     |
| bind_password
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        LDAP bind user password.
         | 
     |
| cert_filepath
        
        string
        
       
        added in 20.6.0 of netapp.ontap
         | 
      
        
        path to SSL client cert file (.pem).
        
       
        not supported with python 2.6.
         | 
     |
| 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.
         | 
     |
| 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.
         | 
     
| key_filepath
        
        string
        
       
        added in 20.6.0 of netapp.ontap
         | 
      
        
        path to SSL client key file.
         | 
     |
| ldap_servers
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Comma separated list of LDAP servers. FQDN's or IP addreses.
        
       
        Required if state=present.
         | 
     |
| min_bind_level
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Minimal LDAP server bind level.
         | 
     
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The name of LDAP client configuration.
         | 
     |
| ontapi
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        The ontap api version to use
         | 
     |
| password
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Password for the specified user.
        
       aliases: pass  | 
     |
| preferred_ad_servers
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Preferred Active Directory (AD) Domain Controllers.
         | 
     |
| query_timeout
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        LDAP server query timeout.
         | 
     |
| referral_enabled
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        LDAP Referral Chasing.
         | 
     
| schema
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        LDAP schema.
        
       
        Required if state=present.
        
       
        default schemas - 'AD-IDMU', 'AD-SFU', 'MS-AD-BIS', 'RFC-2307'.
        
       
        custom schemas are allowed as well.
         | 
     |
| session_security
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Client Session Security.
         | 
     
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether the specified LDAP client configuration exist or not.
         | 
     
| tcp_port
        
        integer
        
       
        added in 21.3.0 of netapp.ontap
         | 
      
        
        LDAP server TCP port.
         | 
     |
| 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
         | 
     
| use_start_tls
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Start TLS on LDAP connection.
         | 
     
| 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.
        | 
     
| vserver
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        vserver/svm that holds LDAP client configuration.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- The modules prefixed with na_ontap are built to support the ONTAP storage platform.
 
Examples
- name: Create LDAP client
  netapp.ontap.na_ontap_ldap_client:
    state:         present
    name:          'example_ldap'
    vserver:       'vserver1'
    ldap_servers:  'ldap1.example.company.com,ldap2.example.company.com'
    base_dn:       'dc=example,dc=company,dc=com'
    hostname:      "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    username:      "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password:      "{{ netapp_password }}"
  Authors
- Milan Zink (@zeten30) <zeten30@gmail.com>/<mzink@redhat.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_ldap_client_module.html