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purestorage.flasharray.purefa_pgsched – Manage protection groups replication schedules on Pure Storage FlashArrays
Note
This plugin is part of the purestorage.flasharray collection (version 1.11.0).
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 purestorage.flasharray.
To use it in a playbook, specify: purestorage.flasharray.purefa_pgsched.
New in version 1.0.0: of purestorage.flasharray
Synopsis
- Modify or delete protection groups replication schedules on Pure Storage FlashArrays.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.7
 - purestorage >= 1.19
 - py-pure-client >= 1.6.0
 - netaddr
 - requests
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| all_for
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the length of time, in seconds, to keep the snapshots on the source array before they are eradicated.
        
       
        Range available 1 - 34560000.
         | 
     |
| api_token
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        FlashArray API token for admin privileged user.
         | 
     |
| blackout_end
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the time at which to restart replication.
        
       
        Provide a time in 12-hour AM/PM format, eg. 5PM
         | 
     |
| blackout_start
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the time at which to suspend replication.
        
       
        Provide a time in 12-hour AM/PM format, eg. 11AM
         | 
     |
| days
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the number of days to keep the per_day snapshots beyond the all_for period before they are eradicated
        
       
        Max retention period is 4000 days
         | 
     |
| enabled
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable the schedule being configured.
         | 
     
| fa_url
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        FlashArray management IPv4 address or Hostname.
         | 
     |
| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        The name of the protection group.
         | 
     |
| per_day
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the number of per_day snapshots to keep beyond the all_for period.
        
       
        Maximum number is 1440
         | 
     |
| replicate_at
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the preferred time as HH:MM:SS, using 24-hour clock, at which to generate snapshots.
         | 
     |
| replicate_frequency
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the replication frequency in seconds.
        
       
        Range 900 - 34560000 (FA-405, //M10, //X10i and Cloud Block Store).
        
       
        Range 300 - 34560000 (all other arrays).
         | 
     |
| schedule
        
        string / required
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Which schedule to change.
         | 
     
| snap_at
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the preferred time as HH:MM:SS, using 24-hour clock, at which to generate snapshots.
        
       
        Only valid if snap_frequency is an exact multiple of 86400, ie 1 day.
         | 
     |
| snap_frequency
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the snapshot frequency in seconds.
        
       
        Range available 300 - 34560000.
         | 
     |
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Define whether to set or delete the protection group schedule.
         | 
     
| target_all_for
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the length of time, in seconds, to keep the replicated snapshots on the targets.
        
       
        Range is 1 - 34560000 seconds.
         | 
     |
| target_days
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the number of days to keep the target_per_day replicated snapshots beyond the target_all_for period before they are eradicated.
        
       
        Max retention period is 4000 days
         | 
     |
| target_per_day
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        Specifies the number of per_day replicated snapshots to keep beyond the target_all_for period.
        
       
        Maximum number is 1440
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- This module requires the 
purestorageandpy-pure-clientPython libraries - Additional Python librarues may be required for specific modules.
 - You must set 
PUREFA_URLandPUREFA_APIenvironment variables if fa_url and api_token arguments are not passed to the module directly 
Examples
- name: Update protection group snapshot schedule
  purefa_pgsched:
    name: foo
    schedule: snapshot
    enabled: true
    snap_frequency: 86400
    snap_at: 15:30:00
    per_day: 5
    all_for: 5
    fa_url: 10.10.10.2
    api_token: e31060a7-21fc-e277-6240-25983c6c4592
- name: Update protection group replication schedule
  purefa_pgsched:
    name: foo
    schedule: replication
    enabled: true
    replicate_frequency: 86400
    replicate_at: 15:30:00
    target_per_day: 5
    target_all_for: 5
    blackout_start: 2AM
    blackout_end: 5AM
    fa_url: 10.10.10.2
    api_token: e31060a7-21fc-e277-6240-25983c6c4592
- name: Delete protection group snapshot schedule
  purefa_pgsched:
    name: foo
    scheduke: snapshot
    state: absent
    fa_url: 10.10.10.2
    api_token: e31060a7-21fc-e277-6240-25983c6c4592
- name: Delete protection group replication schedule
  purefa_pgsched:
    name: foo
    scheduke: replication
    state: absent
    fa_url: 10.10.10.2
    api_token: e31060a7-21fc-e277-6240-25983c6c4592
  Authors
- Pure Storage Ansible Team (@sdodsley) <pure-ansible-team@purestorage.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/purestorage/flasharray/purefa_pgsched_module.html