na_elementsw_cluster - NetApp Element Software Create Cluster

New in version 2.7.

Synopsis

Requirements

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

  • The modules were developed with SolidFire 10.1
  • solidfire-sdk-python (1.1.0.92) or greater. Install using ‘pip install solidfire-sdk-python’

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
accept_eula
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Required to indicate your acceptance of the End User License Agreement when creating this cluster.
To accept the EULA, set this parameter to true.
attributes
List of name-value pairs in JSON object format.
cluster_admin_password
Initial password for the cluster admin account.
If not provided, default to login password.
cluster_admin_username
Username for the cluster admin.
If not provided, default to login username.
hostname
required
The hostname or IP address of the SolidFire cluster.
management_virtual_ip
required
Floating (virtual) IP address for the cluster on the management network.
nodes
Storage IP (SIP) addresses of the initial set of nodes making up the cluster.
nodes IP must be in the list.
password
required
Password for the specified user.

aliases: pass
replica_count Default:
2
Number of replicas of each piece of data to store in the cluster.
storage_virtual_ip
required
Floating (virtual) IP address for the cluster on the storage (iSCSI) network.
username
required
Please ensure that the user has the adequate permissions. For more information, please read the official documentation https://mysupport.netapp.com/documentation/docweb/index.html?productID=62636&language=en-US.

aliases: user

Notes

Note

  • The modules prefixed with na_elementsw are built to support the SolidFire storage platform.

Examples

- name: Initialize new cluster
  tags:
  - elementsw_cluster
  na_elementsw_cluster:
    hostname: "{{ elementsw_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ elementsw_username }}"
    password: "{{ elementsw_password }}"
    management_virtual_ip: 10.226.108.32
    storage_virtual_ip: 10.226.109.68
    replica_count: 2
    cluster_admin_username: admin
    cluster_admin_password: netapp123
    accept_eula: true
    nodes:
    - 10.226.109.72
    - 10.226.109.74

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
msg
string
 success
Success message


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as certified which means that it is maintained by an Ansible Partner. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by an Ansible Partner, see here.

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