ibm.spectrum_virtualize.ibm_svc_manage_sra module – This module manages remote support assistance configuration on IBM Spectrum Virtualize family storage systems

Note

This module is part of the ibm.spectrum_virtualize collection (version 2.0.0).

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 ibm.spectrum_virtualize.

To use it in a playbook, specify: ibm.spectrum_virtualize.ibm_svc_manage_sra.

Note

The ibm.spectrum_virtualize collection has been renamed to ibm.storage_virtualize and will be removed from Ansible 12. The content of ibm.spectrum_virtualize will be replaced by redirects to ibm.storage_virtualize in Ansible 10. If you use content from ibm.spectrum_virtualize, please update FQCNs in your playbooks and roles! When creating new playbooks or roles, directly use content from ibm.storage_virtualize instead.

New in ibm.spectrum_virtualize 1.7.0

Synopsis

  • Ansible interface to manage ‘chsra’ support remote assistance command.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

clustername

string / required

The hostname or management IP of the Spectrum Virtualize storage system.

domain

string

Domain for the Spectrum Virtualize storage system.

Valid when hostname is used for the parameter clustername.

log_path

string

Path of debug log file.

name

list / elements=string

Specifies the list of unique names for the support center or proxy to be defined.

Required when support=remote, to enable remote support assistance.

password

string

REST API password for the Spectrum Virtualize storage system.

The parameters username and password are required if not using token to authenticate a user.

sra_ip

list / elements=string

Specifies the list of IP addresses or fully qualified domain names for the new support center or proxy server.

Required when support=remote and state=enabled, to enable support remote assistannce.

sra_port

list / elements=string

Specifies the list of port numbers for the new support center or proxy server.

Required when support=remote and state=enabled, to enable support remote assistannce.

state

string / required

Enables (enabled) or disables (disabled) the remote support assistance.

Choices:

  • "enabled"

  • "disabled"

support

string / required

Specifies the support assistance through remote or onsite.

Choices:

  • "remote"

  • "onsite"

token

string

The authentication token to verify a user on the Spectrum Virtualize storage system.

To generate a token, use the ibm.spectrum_virtualize.ibm_svc_auth module.

username

string

REST API username for the Spectrum Virtualize storage system.

The parameters username and password are required if not using token to authenticate a user.

validate_certs

boolean

Validates certification.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

Notes

Note

  • This module supports check_mode.

Examples

- name: Enable support remote assistance
  ibm.spectrum_virtualize.ibm_svc_manage_sra:
    clustername: "{{ clustername }}"
    domain: "{{ domain }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    log_path: "{{ log_path }}"
    support: remote
    state: enabled
    name:
      - proxy_1
      - proxy_2
      - proxy_3
    sra_ip:
      - '0.0.0.0'
      - '1.1.1.1'
      - '2.1.2.2'
    sra_port:
      - 8888
      - 9999
      - 8800
- name: Disable support remote assistance
  ibm.spectrum_virtualize.ibm_svc_manage_sra:
    clustername: "{{ clustername }}"
    domain: "{{ domain }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    log_path: "{{ log_path }}"
    support: remote
    state: disabled
    name:
      - proxy_1
      - proxy_2
      - proxy_3

Authors

  • Sanjaikumaar M (@sanjaikumaar)