netapp.ontap.na_ontap_snapmirror_policy – NetApp ONTAP create, delete or modify SnapMirror policies

Note

This plugin is part of the netapp.ontap collection (version 20.12.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install netapp.ontap.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netapp.ontap.na_ontap_snapmirror_policy.

New in version 20.3.0: of netapp.ontap

Synopsis

  • NetApp ONTAP create, modify, or destroy the SnapMirror policy

  • Add, modify and remove SnapMirror policy rules

  • Following parameters are not supported in REST; ‘owner’, ‘restart’, ‘transfer_priority’, ‘tries’, ‘ignore_atime’, ‘common_snapshot_schedule’

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.

  • REST support requires ONTAP 9.6 or later.

  • Ansible 2.6

  • Ansible 2.9 or later is strongly recommended as it enables the new collection delivery system.

  • 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’

  • netapp-lib 2020.3.12 is strongly recommended as it provides better error reporting for connection issues.

  • 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
cert_filepath
string
added in 20.6.0 of netapp.ontap
path to SSL client cert file (.pem).
not supported with python 2.6.
comment
string
Specifies the SnapMirror policy comment.
common_snapshot_schedule
string
Specifies the common Snapshot copy schedule associated with the policy, only required for strict_sync_mirror and sync_mirror.
feature_flags
dictionary
added in 20.5.0 of netapp.ontap
Enable or disable a new feature.
This can be used to enable an experimental feature or disable a new feature that breaks backward compatibility.
Supported keys and values are subject to change without notice. Unknown keys are ignored.
hostname
string / required
The hostname or IP address of the ONTAP instance.
http_port
integer
Override the default port (80 or 443) with this port
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Enable and disable https.
Ignored when using REST as only https is supported.
Ignored when using SSL certificate authentication as it requires SSL.
ignore_atime
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Specifies whether incremental transfers will ignore files which have only their access time changed. Applies to SnapMirror vault relationships only.
is_network_compression_enabled
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Specifies whether network compression is enabled for transfers.
keep
list / elements=integer
added in 20.7.0 of netapp.ontap
SnapMirror policy rule retention count for snapshots created.
Required when defining policy rules.
key_filepath
string
added in 20.6.0 of netapp.ontap
path to SSL client key file.
ontapi
integer
The ontap api version to use
owner
string
    Choices:
  • cluster_admin
  • vserver_admin
Specifies the owner of the SnapMirror policy.
password
string
Password for the specified user.

aliases: pass
policy_name
string / required
Specifies the SnapMirror policy name.
policy_type
string
    Choices:
  • vault
  • async_mirror
  • mirror_vault
  • strict_sync_mirror
  • sync_mirror
Specifies the SnapMirror policy type. Modifying the type of an existing SnapMirror policy is not supported
prefix
list / elements=string
added in 20.7.0 of netapp.ontap
SnapMirror policy rule prefix.
Optional when defining policy rules.
Set to '' to not set or remove an existing custom prefix.
Prefix name should be unique within the policy.
When specifying a custom prefix, schedule must also be specified.
restart
string
    Choices:
  • always
  • never
  • default
Defines the behavior of SnapMirror if an interrupted transfer exists, applies to data protection only.
schedule
list / elements=string
added in 20.7.0 of netapp.ontap
SnapMirror policy rule schedule.
Optional when defining policy rules.
Set to '' to not set or remove a schedule.
When specifying a schedule a custom prefix can be set otherwise the prefix will be set to snapmirror_label.
snapmirror_label
list / elements=string
added in 20.7.0 of netapp.ontap
SnapMirror policy rule label.
Required when defining policy rules.
Use an empty list to remove all user-defined rules.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Whether the specified SnapMirror policy should exist or not.
transfer_priority
string
    Choices:
  • low
  • normal
Specifies the priority at which a SnapMirror transfer runs.
tries
string
Specifies the number of tries.
use_rest
string
Default:
"auto"
REST API if supported by the target system for all the resources and attributes the module requires. Otherwise will revert to ZAPI.
always -- will always use the REST API
never -- will always use the ZAPI
auto -- will try to use the REST Api
username
string
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/.
Two authentication methods are supported
1. basic authentication, using username and password,
2. SSL certificate authentication, using a ssl client cert file, and optionally a private key file.
To use a certificate, the certificate must have been installed in the ONTAP cluster, and cert authentication must have been enabled.

aliases: user
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
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.
vserver
string / required
Specifies the vserver for the SnapMirror policy.

Notes

Note

  • The modules prefixed with na\_ontap are built to support the ONTAP storage platform.

Examples

- name: Create SnapMirror policy
  na_ontap_snapmirror_policy:
    state: present
    vserver: "SVM1"
    policy_name: "ansible_policy"
    policy_type: "mirror_vault"
    comment: "created by ansible"
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    https: true
    validate_certs: false

- name: Modify SnapMirror policy
  na_ontap_snapmirror_policy:
    state: present
    vserver: "SVM1"
    policy_name: "ansible_policy"
    policy_type: "async_mirror"
    transfer_priority: "low"
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    https: true
    validate_certs: false

- name: Create SnapMirror policy with basic rules
  na_ontap_snapmirror_policy:
    state: present
    vserver: "SVM1"
    policy_name: "ansible_policy"
    policy_type: "async_mirror"
    snapmirror_label: ['daily', 'weekly', 'monthly']
    keep: [7, 5, 12]
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    https: true
    validate_certs: false

- name: Create SnapMirror policy with rules and schedules (no schedule for daily rule)
  na_ontap_snapmirror_policy:
    state: present
    vserver: "SVM1"
    policy_name: "ansible_policy"
    policy_type: "mirror_vault"
    snapmirror_label: ['daily', 'weekly', 'monthly']
    keep: [7, 5, 12]
    schedule: ['','weekly','monthly']
    prefix: ['','','monthly_mv']
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    https: true
    validate_certs: false

- name: Modify SnapMirror policy with rules, remove existing schedules and prefixes
  na_ontap_snapmirror_policy:
    state: present
    vserver: "SVM1"
    policy_name: "ansible_policy"
    policy_type: "mirror_vault"
    snapmirror_label: ['daily', 'weekly', 'monthly']
    keep: [7, 5, 12]
    schedule: ['','','']
    prefix: ['','','']
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    https: true
    validate_certs: false

- name: Modify SnapMirror policy, delete all rules (excludes builtin rules)
  na_ontap_snapmirror_policy:
    state: present
    vserver: "SVM1"
    policy_name: "ansible_policy"
    policy_type: "mirror_vault"
    snapmirror_label: []
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    https: true
    validate_certs: false

- name: Delete SnapMirror policy
  na_ontap_snapmirror_policy:
    state: absent
    vserver: "SVM1"
    policy_type: "async_mirror"
    policy_name: "ansible_policy"
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    https: true
    validate_certs: false

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