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netapp.ontap.na_ontap_license – NetApp ONTAP protocol and feature licenses
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_license.
New in version 2.6.0: of netapp.ontap
Synopsis
- Add or remove licenses 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
         | 
     ||
| license_codes
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        List of license codes to be added.
         | 
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| license_names
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        List of license-names to delete.
         | 
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| base
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Cluster Base License
         | 
     ||
| cdmi
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        CDMI License
         | 
     ||
| cifs
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        CIFS License
         | 
     ||
| fcp
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        FCP License
         | 
     ||
| flexclone
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        FlexClone License
         | 
     ||
| iscsi
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        iSCSI License
         | 
     ||
| nfs
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        NFS License
         | 
     ||
| snaplock
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        SnapLock License
         | 
     ||
| snapmanagersuite
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        SnapManagerSuite License
         | 
     ||
| snapmirror
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        SnapMirror License
         | 
     ||
| snapprotectapps
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        SnapProtectApp License
         | 
     ||
| snaprestore
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        SnapRestore License
         | 
     ||
| snapvault
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        SnapVault License
         | 
     ||
| v_storageattach
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Virtual Attached Storage License
         | 
     ||
| ontapi
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        The ontap api version to use
         | 
     ||
| password
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Password for the specified user.
        
       aliases: pass  | 
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| remove_expired
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Remove licenses that have expired in the cluster.
         | 
     |
| remove_unused
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Remove licenses that have no controller affiliation in the cluster.
         | 
     |
| serial_number
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Serial number of the node associated with the license. This parameter is used primarily when removing license for a specific service.
         | 
     ||
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether the specified license should exist 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  | 
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| 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.
        | 
     |
Notes
Note
- The modules prefixed with na_ontap are built to support the ONTAP storage platform.
 
Examples
- name: Add licenses
  na_ontap_license:
    state: present
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
    serial_number: #################
    license_codes: CODE1,CODE2
- name: Remove licenses
  na_ontap_license:
    state: absent
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
    remove_unused: false
    remove_expired: true
    serial_number: #################
    license_names: nfs,cifs
  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_license_module.html