hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_vsp_one_snapshot module – Manages snapshots on Hitachi VSP One storage systems.

Note

This module is part of the hitachivantara.vspone_block collection (version 4.4.0).

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 hitachivantara.vspone_block. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_vsp_one_snapshot.

New in hitachivantara.vspone_block 4.4.0

Synopsis

• This module enables creation, modification, and deletion of snapshots.

• Utilizes the Hitachi Vantara VSP One Simple API for snapshot management across VSP one B2x and VSP E series models.

• For usage examples, visit https://github.com/hitachi-vantara/vspone-block-ansible/blob/main/playbooks/vsp_direct/vsp_one_snapshot.yml

Requirements

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

• python >= 3.9

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
connection_info dictionary / required	Information required to establish a connection to the storage system.
address string / required	IP address or hostname of the storage system.
api_token string	Token used to operate on locked resources.
password string	Password for authentication. This is a required field.
username string	Username for authentication. This is a required field.
spec dictionary / required	Configuration parameters for the snapshot operation.
master_volume_id string	Master volume ID of the snapshot. This is a mandatory field for map, restore, and delete snapshot operations. Decimal or hexadecimal value can be provided.
new_snapshots list / elements=dictionary	List of new snapshots configurations. This is a mandatory field for create snapshot operation.
master_volume_id string / required	Specify the ID of the master volume from which snapshots are created. Decimal or hexadecimal value can be provided.
pool_id integer / required	Specify the ID of the pool in which the differential data of the snapshot is stored as an integer in the range from 0 through 127.
snapshot_group_name string / required	Specify a snapshot group name of up to 32 characters.
type string / required	Snapshot type. The value can be either snapshot or mapped_snapshot, case insensitive.
pool_id integer	Specify the ID of the pool in which the differential data of the snapshot is stored as an integer in the range from 0 through 127. This is a mandatory field for map snapshot operation.
should_delete_svol boolean	Deletes the SVOL if this field is set to true. The default value is false. Choices: false ← (default) true
snapshot_id integer	Snapshot ID. This is a mandatory field for map, restore, and delete snapshot operations.
state string	Defines the snapshot operation type. Available options include present, absent, map, and restore. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent" "map" "restore"

Attributes

Attribute	Support	Description
check_mode	Support: none	Specifies whether the module operates in check mode.

Examples

- name: Create VSP one snapshot pairs
  # this is a test comment
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_vsp_one_snapshot:
    state: present
    connection_info:
      address: vsp.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
    spec:
      new_snapshots:
        - master_volume_id: 1229
          pool_id: 0
          snapshot_group_name: "rd_snapshot_group_1"
          type: "snapshot"
        - master_volume_id: 28
          pool_id: 3
          snapshot_group_name: "rd_snapshot_group_4"
          type: "snapshot"

- name: Map VSP one snapshot pair
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_vsp_one_snapshot:
    state: present
    connection_info:
      address: vsp.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
      state: "map"
      spec:
          master_volume_id: 27
          snapshot_id: 7
          pool_id: 3

- name: Restore VSP one snapshot pair
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_vsp_one_snapshot:
    connection_info:
      address: vsp.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
    state: "restore"
    spec:
        master_volume_id: 27
        snapshot_id: 7

- name: Delete VSP one snapshot pair
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_vsp_one_snapshot:
    connection_info:
      address: vsp.company.com
      username: "admin"
      password: "password"
    state: "absent"
    spec:
        master_volume_id: 27
        snapshot_id: 7

Return Values

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

Key	Description
snapshots dictionary	Snapshot information returned after operation. For map operation, it returns the information about the mapped volume. Returned: always
id string	Master volume ID of the snapshot and the snapshot ID, linked by a comma. Returned: success Sample: "1445,4"
is_volume_capacity_expanding boolean	Master volume ID of the snapshot and the snapshot ID, linked by a comma. Returned: success Sample: false
mapped_volume_id integer	ID of the volume to be created from the snapshots. This attribute is obtained only if the ID of the volume for which the snapshot was created is defined. Returned: success Sample: 1445
mapped_volume_id_hex string	Mapped volume ID of the snapshot in hexadecimal. Returned: success Sample: "00:05:A5"
master_volume_id integer	Master volume ID of the snapshot. Returned: success Sample: 1445
master_volume_id_hex string	Master volume ID of the snapshot in hexadecimal. Returned: success Sample: "00:05:A5"
pool_id integer	ID of the pool in which the differential data of the snapshots is stored. Returned: success Sample: 1
retention_period integer	Remaining Retention Time (hours) of the snapshot. If the snapshot data retention period is not set or the snapshot data retention period has expired, 0 is obtained. Returned: success Sample: 0
root_volume_id integer	ID of the root volume of the snapshots. Returned: success Sample: 104
snapshot_date string	Date and time when the snapshot was created. Returned: success Sample: "2025-08-28T18:12:39Z"
snapshot_group_name string	Snapshot group name. Returned: success Sample: "test_sp_group"
snapshot_id integer	Snapshot ID. The mirror unit number is obtained. Returned: success Sample: 3
status string	Status of the snapshot. Returned: success Sample: "Completed"
type string	Type of snapshot. Returned: success Sample: "Snapshot"
used_capacity__in_mb_per_root_volume integer	The amount of disk space (MiB) occupied by differential information and control information used by the snapshot group created from the same volume. Returned: success Sample: 0

Authors

• Hitachi Vantara LTD (@hitachi-vantara)

Collection links

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