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netapp.ontap.na_ontap_quotas – NetApp ONTAP Quotas
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_quotas.
New in version 2.8.0: of netapp.ontap
Synopsis
- Set/Modify/Delete quota on 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 | 
|---|---|---|
| activate_quota_on_change
        
        string
        
       
        added in 20.12.0 of netapp.ontap
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Method to use to activate quota on a change.
         | 
     
| cert_filepath
        
        string
        
       
        added in 20.6.0 of netapp.ontap
         | 
      
        
        path to SSL client cert file (.pem).
        
       
        not supported with python 2.6.
         | 
     |
| disk_limit
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The amount of disk space that is reserved for the target.
         | 
     |
| 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_limit
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The number of files that the target can have.
         | 
     |
| 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.
         | 
     |
| ontapi
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        The ontap api version to use
         | 
     |
| password
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Password for the specified user.
        
       aliases: pass  | 
     |
| perform_user_mapping
        
        boolean
        
       
        added in 20.12.0 of netapp.ontap
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether quota management will perform user mapping for the user specified in quota-target.
        
       
        User mapping can be specified only for a user quota rule.
         | 
     
| policy
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Name of the quota policy from which the quota rule should be obtained.
         | 
     |
| qtree
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        ""
         | 
      
        
        Name of the qtree for the quota.
        
       
        For user or group rules, it can be the qtree name or "" if no qtree.
        
       
        For tree type rules, this field must be "".
         | 
     
| quota_target
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The quota target of the type specified.
        
       
        Required to create or modify a rule.
         | 
     |
| set_quota_status
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether the specified volume should have quota status on or off.
         | 
     
| soft_disk_limit
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The amount of disk space the target would have to exceed before a message is logged and an SNMP trap is generated.
         | 
     |
| soft_file_limit
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The number of files the target would have to exceed before a message is logged and an SNMP trap is generated.
         | 
     |
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether the specified quota should exist or not.
         | 
     
| threshold
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The amount of disk space the target would have to exceed before a message is logged.
         | 
     |
| type
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The type of quota rule
        
       
        Required to create or modify a rule.
         | 
     
| 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.
        | 
     
| volume
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The name of the volume that the quota resides on.
         | 
     |
| vserver
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Name of the vserver to use.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- The modules prefixed with na_ontap are built to support the ONTAP storage platform.
 
Examples
- name: Add/Set quota
  na_ontap_quotas:
    state: present
    vserver: ansible
    volume: ansible
    quota_target: /vol/ansible
    type: user
    policy: ansible
    file_limit: 2
    disk_limit: 3
    set_quota_status: True
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
- name: Resize quota
  na_ontap_quotas:
    state: present
    vserver: ansible
    volume: ansible
    quota_target: /vol/ansible
    type: user
    policy: ansible
    file_limit: 2
    disk_limit: 3
    set_quota_status: True
    activate_quota_on_change: resize
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
- name: Reinitialize quota
  na_ontap_quotas:
    state: present
    vserver: ansible
    volume: ansible
    quota_target: /vol/ansible
    type: user
    policy: ansible
    file_limit: 2
    disk_limit: 3
    set_quota_status: True
    activate_quota_on_change: reinitialize
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
- name: modify quota
  na_ontap_quotas:
    state: present
    vserver: ansible
    volume: ansible
    quota_target: /vol/ansible
    type: user
    policy: ansible
    file_limit: 2
    disk_limit: 3
    threshold: 3
    set_quota_status: False
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
- name: Delete quota
  na_ontap_quotas:
    state: absent
    vserver: ansible
    volume: ansible
    quota_target: /vol/ansible
    type: user
    policy: ansible
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
  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_quotas_module.html