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na_elementsw_snapshot - NetApp Element Software Manage Snapshots

New in version 2.7.

Synopsis

  • Create, Modify or Delete Snapshot on Element OS Cluster.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • The modules were developed with SolidFire 10.1
  • solidfire-sdk-python (1.1.0.92) or greater. Install using ‘pip install solidfire-sdk-python’

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
account_id
required
Account ID or Name of Parent/Source Volume.
enable_remote_replication
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Flag, whether to replicate the snapshot created to a remote replication cluster.
To enable specify 'true' value.
expiration_time
The date and time (format ISO 8601 date string) at which this snapshot will expire.
hostname
required
The hostname or IP address of the SolidFire cluster.
name
Name of new snapshot create.
If unspecified, date and time when the snapshot was taken is used.
password
required
Element OS access account password

aliases: pass
retention
Retention period for the snapshot.
Format is 'HH:mm:ss'.
snap_mirror_label
Label used by SnapMirror software to specify snapshot retention policy on SnapMirror endpoint.
src_snapshot_id
ID or Name of an existing snapshot.
Required when state=present, to modify snapshot properties.
Required when state=present, to create snapshot from another snapshot in the volume.
Required when state=absent, to delete snapshot.
src_volume_id
required
ID or Name of active volume.
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Whether the specified snapshot should exist or not.
username
required
Element OS access account user-name

aliases: user

Notes

Note

  • The modules prefixed with na_elementsw are built to support the SolidFire storage platform.

Examples

- name: Create snapshot
  tags:
  - elementsw_create_snapshot
  na_elementsw_snapshot:
    hostname: "{{ elementsw_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ elementsw_username }}"
    password: "{{ elementsw_password }}"
    state: present
    src_volume_id: 118
    account_id: sagarsh
    name: newsnapshot-1

- name: Modify Snapshot
  tags:
  - elementsw_modify_snapshot
  na_elementsw_snapshot:
    hostname: "{{ elementsw_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ elementsw_username }}"
    password: "{{ elementsw_password }}"
    state: present
    src_volume_id: sagarshansivolume
    src_snapshot_id: test1
    account_id: sagarsh
    expiration_time: '2018-06-16T12:24:56Z'
    enable_remote_replication: false

- name: Delete Snapshot
  tags:
  - elementsw_delete_snapshot
  na_elementsw_snapshot:
    hostname: "{{ elementsw_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ elementsw_username }}"
    password: "{{ elementsw_password }}"
    state: absent
    src_snapshot_id: deltest1
    account_id: sagarsh
    src_volume_id: sagarshansivolume

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


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.7/modules/na_elementsw_snapshot_module.html