netapp_e_auth – NetApp E-Series set or update the password for a storage array

Synopsis

• Sets or updates the password for a storage array. When the password is updated on the storage array, it must be updated on the SANtricity Web Services proxy. Note, all storage arrays do not have a Monitor or RO role.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
api_password -		The password used to authenticate against the API This can optionally be set via an environment variable, API_PASSWORD
api_url -		The full API url. Example: http://ENDPOINT:8080/devmgr/v2 This can optionally be set via an environment variable, API_URL
api_username -		The username used to authenticate against the API This can optionally be set via an environment variable, API_USERNAME
current_password -		The current admin password. This is not required if the password hasn't been set before.
name -		The name of the storage array. Note that if more than one storage array with this name is detected, the task will fail and you'll have to use the ID instead.
new_password - / required		The password you would like to set. Cannot be more than 30 characters.
set_admin boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Boolean value on whether to update the admin password. If set to false then the RO account is updated.
ssid -		the identifier of the storage array in the Web Services Proxy.
validate_certs boolean	Choices: no yes ←	Should https certificates be validated?

Examples

- name: Test module
  netapp_e_auth:
    name: trex
    current_password: OldPasswd
    new_password: NewPasswd
    set_admin: yes
    api_url: '{{ netapp_api_url }}'
    api_username: '{{ netapp_api_username }}'
    api_password: '{{ netapp_api_password }}'

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 Sample: Password Updated Successfully

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Kevin Hulquest (@hulquest)

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