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
boolean
    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


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