netapp_eseries.santricity.netapp_e_global module – NetApp E-Series manage global settings configuration

Note

This module is part of the netapp_eseries.santricity collection (version 1.4.0).

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\_eseries.santricity.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netapp_eseries.santricity.netapp_e_global.

New in netapp_eseries.santricity 2.7

Synopsis

  • Allow the user to configure several of the global settings associated with an E-Series storage-system

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

api_password

string / required

The password to authenticate with the SANtricity Web Services Proxy or Embedded Web Services API.

api_url

string / required

The url to the SANtricity Web Services Proxy or Embedded Web Services API. Example https://prod-1.wahoo.acme.com/devmgr/v2

api_username

string / required

The username to authenticate with the SANtricity Web Services Proxy or Embedded Web Services API.

log_path

string

A local path to a file to be used for debug logging

name

aliases: label

string

Set the name of the E-Series storage-system

This label/name doesn’t have to be unique.

May be up to 30 characters in length.

ssid

string

The ID of the array to manage. This value must be unique for each array.

Default: "1"

validate_certs

boolean

Should https certificates be validated?

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

Notes

Note

  • Check mode is supported.

  • This module requires Web Services API v1.3 or newer.

  • The E-Series Ansible modules require either an instance of the Web Services Proxy (WSP), to be available to manage the storage-system, or an E-Series storage-system that supports the Embedded Web Services API.

  • Embedded Web Services is currently available on the E2800, E5700, EF570, and newer hardware models.

  • ERROR while parsing M('netapp_e_storage_system'): parameter ‘netapp_e_storage_system’ is not a FQCN may be utilized for configuring the systems managed by a WSP instance.

Examples

- name: Set the storage-system name
  netapp_e_global:
    name: myArrayName
    api_url: "10.1.1.1:8443"
    api_username: "admin"
    api_password: "myPass"

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

msg

string

Success message

Returned: on success

Sample: "The settings have been updated."

name

string

The current name/label of the storage-system.

Returned: on success

Sample: "myArrayName"

Authors

  • Michael Price (@lmprice)