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netapp_eseries.santricity.netapp_e_snapshot_volume – NetApp E-Series manage snapshot volumes.
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_snapshot_volume.
New in version 2.2: of netapp_eseries.santricity
Synopsis
- Create, update, remove snapshot volumes for NetApp E/EF-Series storage arrays.
 
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.
         | 
     |
| full_threshold
        
        integer
         | 
      Default: 
        85
         | 
      
        
        The repository utilization warning threshold percentage
         | 
     
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The name you wish to give the snapshot volume
         | 
     |
| repo_percentage
        
        integer
         | 
      Default: 
        20
         | 
      
        
        The size of the view in relation to the size of the base volume
         | 
     
| snapshot_image_id
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The identifier of the snapshot image used to create the new snapshot volume.
        
       
        Note: You'll likely want to use the M(netapp_e_facts) module to find the ID of the image you want.
         | 
     |
| ssid
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        storage array ID
         | 
     |
| state
        
        string / required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether to create or remove the snapshot volume
         | 
     
| storage_pool_name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Name of the storage pool on which to allocate the repository volume.
         | 
     |
| validate_certs
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Should https certificates be validated?
         | 
     
| view_mode
        
        string / required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The snapshot volume access mode
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- Only full_threshold is supported for update operations. If the snapshot volume already exists and the threshold matches, then an 
okstatus will be returned, no other changes can be made to a pre-existing snapshot volume. 
Examples
- name: Snapshot volume
  netapp_e_snapshot_volume:
    ssid: "{{ ssid }}"
    api_url: "{{ netapp_api_url }}/"
    api_username: "{{ netapp_api_username }}"
    api_password: "{{ netapp_api_password }}"
    state: present
    storage_pool_name: "{{ snapshot_volume_storage_pool_name }}"
    snapshot_image_id: "{{ snapshot_volume_image_id }}"
    name: "{{ snapshot_volume_name }}"
  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 facts for the volume that was created.
         | 
     
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_snapshot_volume_module.html