na_elementsw_cluster – NetApp Element Software Create Cluster

New in version 2.7.

Synopsis

  • Initialize Element Software node ownership to form a cluster.

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
boolean
    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
- / required
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
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
    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


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