netapp.ontap.na_ontap_zapit – NetApp ONTAP Run any ZAPI on ONTAP
Note
This plugin is part of the netapp.ontap collection (version 21.14.1).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package.
It is not included in ansible-core.
To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install netapp.ontap.
To use it in a playbook, specify: netapp.ontap.na_ontap_zapit.
New in version 20.4.0: of netapp.ontap
Synopsis
Call a ZAPI on ONTAP.
Cluster ZAPIs are run using a cluster admin account.
Vserver ZAPIs can be run using a vsadmin account or using vserver tunneling (cluster admin with vserver option).
In case of success, a json dictionary is returned as
response.In case of a ZAPI error,
status,errno,reasonare set to help with diagnosing the issue,and the call is reported as an error (‘failed’).
Other errors (eg connection issues) are reported as Ansible error.
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 |
Comments |
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path to SSL client cert file (.pem). not supported with python 2.6. |
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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. |
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The hostname or IP address of the ONTAP instance. |
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Override the default port (80 or 443) with this port |
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Enable and disable https. Ignored when using REST as only https is supported. Ignored when using SSL certificate authentication as it requires SSL. Choices:
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path to SSL client key file. |
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The ontap api version to use |
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Password for the specified user. |
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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 Default: “auto” |
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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
To use a certificate, the certificate must have been installed in the ONTAP cluster, and cert authentication must have been enabled. |
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If set to This should only set to Choices:
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if provided, forces vserver tunneling. username identifies a cluster admin account. |
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A dictionary for the zapi and arguments. An XML tag <tag>value</tag> is a dictionary with tag as the key. Value can be another dictionary, a list of dictionaries, a string, or nothing. eg <tag/> is represented as tag: A single zapi can be called at a time. Ansible warns if duplicate keys are found and only uses the last entry. |
Examples
-
name: Ontap ZAPI
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: False
collections:
- netapp.ontap
vars:
login: &login
hostname: "{{ admin_ip }}"
username: "{{ admin_username }}"
password: "{{ admin_password }}"
https: true
validate_certs: false
svm_login: &svm_login
hostname: "{{ svm_admin_ip }}"
username: "{{ svm_admin_username }}"
password: "{{ svm_admin_password }}"
https: true
validate_certs: false
tasks:
- name: run ontap ZAPI command as cluster admin
na_ontap_zapit:
<<: *login
zapi:
system-get-version:
register: output
- debug: var=output
- name: run ontap ZAPI command as cluster admin
na_ontap_zapit:
<<: *login
zapi:
vserver-get-iter:
register: output
- debug: var=output
- name: run ontap ZAPI command as cluster admin
na_ontap_zapit:
<<: *login
zapi:
vserver-get-iter:
desired-attributes:
vserver-info:
- aggr-list:
- aggr-name
- allowed-protocols:
- protocols
- vserver-aggr-info-list:
- vserser-aggr-info
- uuid
query:
vserver-info:
vserver-name: trident_svm
register: output
- debug: var=output
- name: run ontap ZAPI command as vsadmin
na_ontap_zapit:
<<: *svm_login
zapi:
vserver-get-iter:
desired-attributes:
vserver-info:
- uuid
register: output
- debug: var=output
- name: run ontap ZAPI command as vserver tunneling
na_ontap_zapit:
<<: *login
vserver: trident_svm
zapi:
vserver-get-iter:
desired-attributes:
vserver-info:
- uuid
register: output
- debug: var=output
- name: run ontap active-directory ZAPI command
na_ontap_zapit:
<<: *login
vserver: trident_svm
zapi:
active-directory-account-create:
account-name: testaccount
admin-username: testuser
admin-password: testpass
domain: testdomain
organizational-unit: testou
register: output
ignore_errors: True
- debug: var=output
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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If the ZAPI was executed but failed, the error code set by the ZAPI. Not present if successful, or if the ZAPI call cannot be performed. Returned: On error |
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If the ZAPI was executed but failed, the error reason set by the ZAPI. Not present if successful, or if the ZAPI call cannot be performed. Returned: On error |
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If successful, a json dictionary representing the data returned by the ZAPI. If the ZAPI was executed but failed, an empty dictionary. Not present if the ZAPI call cannot be performed. Returned: On success |
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If the ZAPI was executed but failed, the status set by the ZAPI. Not present if successful, or if the ZAPI call cannot be performed. Returned: On error |
Authors
NetApp Ansible Team (@carchi8py) <ng-ansibleteam@netapp.com>