hpe.nimble.hpe_nimble_fc – Manage the HPE Nimble Storage Fibre Channel

Note

This plugin is part of the hpe.nimble collection (version 1.1.3).

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 hpe.nimble.

To use it in a playbook, specify: hpe.nimble.hpe_nimble_fc.

New in version 1.0.0: of hpe.nimble

Synopsis

  • Manage storage Fibre Channel on an HPE Nimble Storage group.

Requirements

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

  • Ansible 2.9 or later
  • Python 3.6 or later
  • HPE Nimble Storage SDK for Python
  • HPE Nimble Storage arrays running NimbleOS 5.0 or later

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
array_name_or_serial
string / required
Name or serial number of array where the interface is hosted.
controller
string
Name (A or B) of the controller where the interface is hosted.
host
string / required
HPE Nimble Storage IP address.
hw_upgrade
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Update fibre channel configuration after hardware changes. Possible values:- 'true' 'false'.
name
string
Name of fibre channel interface
online
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Identify whether the fibre channel interface is online. Possible values:- 'true' 'false'.
password
string / required
HPE Nimble Storage password.
precheck
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Check if the interfaces are offline before regenerating the WWNN. Possible values:- 'true' 'false'.
regenerate
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Regenerate fibre channel configuration. Possible values:- 'true' 'false'.
state
string / required
    Choices:
  • present
The fibre channel operation.
username
string / required
HPE Nimble Storage user name.
wwnn_base_str
string
Base WWNN. Six bytes expressed in hex separated by colons. Example:- 'af:32:f1'.

Notes

Note

  • This module does not support check_mode.

Examples

- name: Update fibre channel interface
  hpe.nimble.hpe_nimble_fc:
    host: "{{ host }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    array_name_or_serial: "{{ array_name_or_serial | mandatory }}"
    name: "{{ name | mandatory }}"
    controller: "{{ controller | mandatory }}"
    online: "{{ online | mandatory }}"
    state: "{{ 'present' }}"

- name: Regenerate fibre channel config
  hpe.nimble.hpe_nimble_fc:
    host: "{{ host }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    array_name_or_serial: "{{ array_name_or_serial | mandatory }}" # provide the group_leader_array name
    wwnn_base_str: "{{ wwnn_base_str | mandatory }}"
    regenerate: true
    precheck: true
    state: "{{ 'present' }}"

- name: Hardware upgrade for fibre channel
  hpe.nimble.hpe_nimble_fc:
    host: "{{ host }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    array_name_or_serial: "{{ array_name_or_serial | mandatory }}"
    hw_upgrade: true
    state: "{{ 'present' }}"

Authors

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/hpe/nimble/hpe_nimble_fc_module.html