netapp.ontap.na_ontap_restit – NetApp ONTAP Run any REST API on ONTAP

Note

This plugin is part of the netapp.ontap collection (version 21.12.0).

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 netapp.ontap.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netapp.ontap.na_ontap_restit.

New in version 20.4.0: of netapp.ontap

Synopsis

  • Call a REST API on ONTAP.
  • Cluster REST API are run using a cluster admin account.
  • Vserver REST API can be run using a vsadmin account or using vserver tunneling (cluster admin with vserver_ options).
  • In case of success, a json dictionary is returned as response.
  • In case of a REST API error, status_code, error_code, error_message are set to help with diagnosing the issue,
  • and the call is reported as an error (‘failed’).
  • Other errors (eg connection issues) are reported as Ansible error.

Requirements

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

  • Ansible 2.9
  • Python3 netapp-lib (2018.11.13) or later. Install using ‘pip install netapp-lib’
  • netapp-lib 2020.3.12 is strongly recommended as it provides better error reporting for connection issues.
  • A physical or virtual clustered Data ONTAP system. The modules support Data ONTAP 9.1 and onward.
  • REST support requires ONTAP 9.6 or later.
  • To enable http on the cluster you must run the following commands ‘set -privilege advanced;’ ‘system services web modify -http-enabled true;’

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api
string / required
The REST API to call (eg cluster/software, svms/svm).
body
dictionary
A dictionary for the info parameter

aliases: info
cert_filepath
string
added in 20.6.0 of netapp.ontap
path to SSL client cert file (.pem).
not supported with python 2.6.
feature_flags
dictionary
added in 20.5.0 of netapp.ontap
Enable or disable a new feature.
This can be used to enable an experimental feature or disable a new feature that breaks backward compatibility.
Supported keys and values are subject to change without notice. Unknown keys are ignored.
hal_linking
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
if true, HAL-encoded links are returned in the response.
hostname
string / required
The hostname or IP address of the ONTAP instance.
http_port
integer
Override the default port (80 or 443) with this port
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Enable and disable https.
Ignored when using REST as only https is supported.
Ignored when using SSL certificate authentication as it requires SSL.
key_filepath
string
added in 20.6.0 of netapp.ontap
path to SSL client key file.
method
string
Default:
"GET"
The REST method to use.
ontapi
integer
The ontap api version to use
password
string
Password for the specified user.

aliases: pass
query
dictionary
A list of dictionaries for the query parameters
use_rest
string
Default:
"auto"
REST API if supported by the target system for all the resources and attributes the module requires. Otherwise will revert to ZAPI.
always -- will always use the REST API
never -- will always use the ZAPI
auto -- will try to use the REST Api
username
string
This can be a Cluster-scoped or SVM-scoped account, depending on whether a Cluster-level or SVM-level API is required.
For more information, please read the documentation https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/download/software/nmsdk/9.4/.
Two authentication methods are supported
1. basic authentication, using username and password,
2. SSL certificate authentication, using a ssl client cert file, and optionally a private key file.
To use a certificate, the certificate must have been installed in the ONTAP cluster, and cert authentication must have been enabled.

aliases: user
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
If set to no, the SSL certificates will not be validated.
This should only set to False used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
vserver_name
string
if provided, forces vserver tunneling. username identifies a cluster admin account.
vserver_uuid
string
if provided, forces vserver tunneling. username identifies a cluster admin account.

Notes

Note

  • The modules prefixed with na_ontap are built to support the ONTAP storage platform.

Examples

-
  name: Ontap REST API
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False
  collections:
    - netapp.ontap
  vars:
    login: &login
      hostname: "{{ admin_ip }}"
      username: "{{ admin_username }}"
      password: "{{ admin_password }}"
      https: true
      validate_certs: false
    svm_login: &svm_login
      hostname: "{{ svm_admin_ip }}"
      username: "{{ svm_admin_username }}"
      password: "{{ svm_admin_password }}"
      https: true
      validate_certs: false

  tasks:
    - name: run ontap REST API command as cluster admin
      na_ontap_restit:
        <<: *login
        api: cluster/software
      register: result
    - debug: var=result
    - assert: { that: result.status_code==200, quiet: True }

    - name: run ontap REST API command as cluster admin
      na_ontap_restit:
        <<: *login
        api: cluster/software
        query:
          fields: version
      register: result
    - debug: var=result
    - assert: { that: result.status_code==200, quiet: True }

    - name: run ontap REST API command as cluster admin
      na_ontap_restit:
        <<: *login
        api: svm/svms
      register: result
    - debug: var=result
    - assert: { that: result.status_code==200, quiet: True }

    - name: run ontap REST API command as cluster admin
      na_ontap_restit:
        <<: *login
        api: svm/svms
        query:
          fields: aggregates,cifs,nfs,uuid
          query_fields: name
          query: trident_svm
        hal_linking: true
      register: result
    - debug: var=result

    - name: run ontap REST API command as vsadmin
      na_ontap_restit:
        <<: *svm_login
        api: svm/svms
      register: result
    - debug: var=result
    - assert: { that: result.status_code==200, quiet: True }

    - name: run ontap REST API command as vserver tunneling
      na_ontap_restit:
        <<: *login
        api: storage/volumes
        vserver_name: ansibleSVM
      register: result
    - debug: var=result
    - assert: { that: result.status_code==200, quiet: True }
    - set_fact:
        uuid: "{{ result.response.records | json_query(get_uuid) }}"
      vars:
        get_uuid: "[? name=='deleteme_ln1'].uuid"
    - debug: var=uuid

    - name: run ontap REST API command as DELETE method with vserver tunneling
      na_ontap_restit:
        <<: *login
        api: "storage/volumes/{{ uuid[0] }}"
        method: DELETE
        vserver_name: ansibleSVM
        query:
          return_timeout: 60
      register: result
      when: uuid|length == 1
    - debug: var=result
    - assert: { that: result.skipped|default(false) or result.status_code|default(404) == 200, quiet: True }

    - name: run ontap REST API command as POST method with vserver tunneling
      na_ontap_restit:
        <<: *login
        api: storage/volumes
        method: POST
        vserver_name: ansibleSVM
        query:
          return_records: "true"
          return_timeout: 60
        body:
          name: deleteme_ln1
          aggregates:
            - name: aggr1
      register: result
    - debug: var=result
    - assert: { that: result.status_code==201, quiet: True }

    - name: run ontap REST API command as DELETE method with vserver tunneling
      # delete test volume if present
      na_ontap_restit:
        <<: *login
        api: "storage/volumes/{{ result.response.records[0].uuid }}"
        method: DELETE
        vserver_name: ansibleSVM
        query:
          return_timeout: 60
      register: result
    - debug: var=result
    - assert: { that: result.status_code==200, quiet: True }

# error cases
    - name: run ontap REST API command
      na_ontap_restit:
        <<: *login
        api: unknown/endpoint
      register: result
      ignore_errors: True
    - debug: var=result
    - assert: { that: result.status_code==404, quiet: True }

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
error_code
string
On error
If the REST API was executed but failed, the error code set by the REST API.
Not present if successful, or if the REST API call cannot be performed.

error_message
string
On error
If the REST API was executed but failed, the error message set by the REST API.
Not present if successful, or if the REST API call cannot be performed.

response
dictionary
On success
If successful, a json dictionary returned by the REST API.
If the REST API was executed but failed, an empty dictionary.
Not present if the REST API call cannot be performed.

status_code
string
Always
The http status code.



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/netapp/ontap/na_ontap_restit_module.html