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netapp_eseries.santricity.netapp_e_flashcache – NetApp E-Series manage SSD caches
Note
This plugin is part of the netapp_eseries.santricity collection (version 1.2.13).
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_eseries.santricity.
To use it in a playbook, specify: netapp_eseries.santricity.netapp_e_flashcache.
New in version 2.2: of netapp_eseries.santricity
Synopsis
- Create or remove SSD caches on a NetApp E-Series storage array.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| api_password
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The password to authenticate with the SANtricity WebServices Proxy or embedded REST API.
         | 
     |
| api_url
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The url to the SANtricity WebServices Proxy or embedded REST API.
         | 
     |
| api_username
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The username to authenticate with the SANtricity WebServices Proxy or embedded REST API.
         | 
     |
| cache_size_min
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        The minimum size (in size_units) of the ssd cache. The cache will be expanded if this exceeds the current size of the cache.
         | 
     |
| criteria_disk_phy_type
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Type of physical disk
         | 
     
| disk_count
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        The minimum number of disks to use for building the cache. The cache will be expanded if this number exceeds the number of disks already in place
         | 
     |
| disk_refs
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        List of disk references
         | 
     |
| io_type
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The type of workload to optimize the cache for.
         | 
     
| log_mode
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Log mode
         | 
     |
| log_path
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Log path
         | 
     |
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The name of the SSD cache to manage
         | 
     |
| size_unit
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The unit to be applied to size arguments
         | 
     
| ssid
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The ID of the array to manage (as configured on the web services proxy).
         | 
     |
| state
        
        string / required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether the specified SSD cache should exist or not.
         | 
     
| validate_certs
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Should https certificates be validated?
         | 
     
Examples
- name: Flash Cache
  netapp_e_flashcache:
    ssid: "{{ ssid }}"
    api_url: "{{ netapp_api_url }}"
    api_username: "{{ netapp_api_username }}"
    api_password: "{{ netapp_api_password }}"
    validate_certs: "{{ netapp_api_validate_certs }}"
    name: SSDCacheBuiltByAnsible
  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
         Sample:
        
       
        json for newly created flash cache
         | 
     
Authors
- Kevin Hulquest (@hulquest)
 
© 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_eseries/santricity/netapp_e_flashcache_module.html