netapp.ontap.na_ontap_license – NetApp ONTAP protocol and feature licenses

Note

This plugin is part of the netapp.ontap collection (version 21.4.0).

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

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

New in version 2.6.0: of netapp.ontap

Synopsis

  • Add or remove licenses on NetApp ONTAP.

Requirements

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

  • Ansible 2.9

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.
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.
key_filepath
string
added in 20.6.0 of netapp.ontap
path to SSL client key file.
license_codes
list / elements=string
List of license codes to be added.
license_names
list / elements=string
List of license-names to delete.
base
string
Cluster Base License
cdmi
string
CDMI License
cifs
string
CIFS License
fcp
string
FCP License
flexclone
string
FlexClone License
iscsi
string
iSCSI License
nfs
string
NFS License
snaplock
string
SnapLock License
snapmanagersuite
string
SnapManagerSuite License
snapmirror
string
SnapMirror License
snapprotectapps
string
SnapProtectApp License
snaprestore
string
SnapRestore License
snapvault
string
SnapVault License
v_storageattach
string
Virtual Attached Storage License
ontapi
integer
The ontap api version to use
password
string
Password for the specified user.

aliases: pass
remove_expired
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Remove licenses that have expired in the cluster.
remove_unused
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Remove licenses that have no controller affiliation in the cluster.
serial_number
string
Serial number of the node associated with the license. This parameter is used primarily when removing license for a specific service.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Whether the specified license should exist or not.
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.

Notes

Note

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

Examples

- name: Add licenses
  na_ontap_license:
    state: present
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
    serial_number: #################
    license_codes: CODE1,CODE2

- name: Remove licenses
  na_ontap_license:
    state: absent
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
    remove_unused: false
    remove_expired: true
    serial_number: #################
    license_names: nfs,cifs

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