na_elementsw_backup – NetApp Element Software Create Backups

New in version 2.7.

Synopsis

  • Create backup

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
dest_hostname
-
hostname for the backup source cluster
will be set equal to src_hostname if not specified
dest_password
-
password for the backup destination cluster
will be set equal to src_password if not specified
dest_username
-
username for the backup destination cluster
will be set equal to src_username if not specified
dest_volume_id
- / required
ID of the backup destination volume
format
-
    Choices:
  • native ←
  • uncompressed
Backup format to use
hostname
- / required
The hostname or IP address of the SolidFire cluster.
password
- / required
Password for the specified user.

aliases: pass
script
-
the backup script to be executed
script_parameters
-
the backup script parameters
src_hostname
- / required
hostname for the backup source cluster

aliases: hostname
src_password
- / required
password for the backup source cluster

aliases: password, pass
src_username
- / required
username for the backup source cluster

aliases: username, user
src_volume_id
- / required
ID of the backup source volume.

aliases: volume_id
username
- / required
Please ensure that the user has the adequate permissions. For more information, please read the official documentation https://mysupport.netapp.com/documentation/docweb/index.html?productID=62636&language=en-US.

aliases: user

Notes

Note

  • The modules prefixed with na\_elementsw are built to support the SolidFire storage platform.

Examples

na_elementsw_backup:
  src_hostname: "{{ source_cluster_hostname }}"
  src_username: "{{ source_cluster_username }}"
  src_password: "{{ source_cluster_password }}"
  src_volume_id: 1
  dest_hostname: "{{ destination_cluster_hostname }}"
  dest_username: "{{ destination_cluster_username }}"
  dest_password: "{{ destination_cluster_password }}"
  dest_volume_id: 3
  format: native

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