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na_ontap_snapshot_policy – NetApp ONTAP manage Snapshot Policy
New in version 2.8.
Synopsis
- Create/Delete ONTAP snapshot policies
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- A physical or virtual clustered Data ONTAP system. The modules support Data ONTAP 9.1 and onward
- Ansible 2.6
- Python2 netapp-lib (2017.10.30) or later. Install using ‘pip install netapp-lib’
- Python3 netapp-lib (2018.11.13) or later. Install using ‘pip install netapp-lib’
- 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 |
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comment
-
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A human readable comment attached with the snapshot. The size of the comment can be at most 255 characters.
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count
integer
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Retention count for the snapshots created by the schedule.
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enabled
boolean
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Status of the snapshot policy indicating whether the policy will be enabled or disabled.
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hostname
string / required
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The hostname or IP address of the ONTAP instance.
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http_port
integer
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Override the default port (80 or 443) with this port
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https
boolean
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Enable and disable https
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name
- / required
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Name of the snapshot policy to be managed. The maximum string length is 256 characters.
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ontapi
integer
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The ontap api version to use
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password
string / required
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Password for the specified user.
aliases: pass |
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schedule
-
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schedule to be added inside the policy.
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state
-
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If you want to create or delete a snapshot policy.
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username
string / required
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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/.
aliases: user |
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validate_certs
boolean
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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.
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Notes
Note
- The modules prefixed with na\_ontap are built to support the ONTAP storage platform.
Examples
- name: create Snapshot policy
na_ontap_snapshot_policy:
state: present
name: ansible2
schedule: hourly
count: 150
enabled: True
username: "{{ netapp username }}"
password: "{{ netapp password }}"
hostname: "{{ netapp hostname }}"
https: False
- name: delete Snapshot policy
na_ontap_snapshot_policy:
state: absent
name: ansible2
username: "{{ netapp username }}"
password: "{{ netapp password }}"
hostname: "{{ netapp hostname }}"
https: False
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- NetApp Ansible Team (@carchi8py) <ng-ansibleteam@netapp.com>
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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.8/modules/na_ontap_snapshot_policy_module.html