netapp.ontap.na_ontap_net_ifgrp – NetApp Ontap modify network interface group

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_net_ifgrp.

New in version 2.6.0: of netapp.ontap

Synopsis

  • Create, modify ports, destroy the network interface group

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.
distribution_function
string
    Choices:
  • mac
  • ip
  • sequential
  • port
Specifies the traffic distribution function for the ifgrp.
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.
mode
string
Specifies the link policy for the ifgrp.
name
string / required
Specifies the interface group name.
node
string / required
Specifies the name of node.
ontapi
integer
The ontap api version to use
password
string
Password for the specified user.

aliases: pass
ports
list / elements=string
added in 2.8.0 of netapp.ontap
List of expected ports to be present in the interface group.
If a port is present in this list, but not on the target, it will be added.
If a port is not in the list, but present on the target, it will be removed.
Make sure the list contains all ports you want to see on the target.

aliases: port
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Whether the specified network interface group 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: create ifgrp
  na_ontap_net_ifgrp:
    state: present
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    distribution_function: ip
    name: a0c
    ports: [e0a]
    mode: multimode
    node: "{{ Vsim node name }}"
- name: modify ports in an ifgrp
  na_ontap_net_ifgrp:
    state: present
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    distribution_function: ip
    name: a0c
    port: [e0a, e0c]
    mode: multimode
    node: "{{ Vsim node name }}"
- name: delete ifgrp
  na_ontap_net_ifgrp:
    state: absent
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    name: a0c
    node: "{{ Vsim node name }}"

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