hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_snapshot_facts module – Retrieves snapshot information from Hitachi VSP storage systems.

Note

This module is part of the hitachivantara.vspone_block collection (version 3.4.0).

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_snapshot_facts.

New in hitachivantara.vspone_block 3.0.0

Synopsis

Requirements

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

  • python >= 3.8

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

This field is used to pass the value of the lock token to operate on locked resources.

connection_type

string

Type of connection to the storage system.

Choices:

  • "direct" ← (default)

password

string

Password for authentication. This is a required field.

username

string

Username for authentication. This is a required field.

spec

dictionary

Specification for the snapshot facts to be gathered.

mirror_unit_id

integer

The mirror unit identifier. If not provided, it will be omitted.

primary_volume_id

integer

The primary volume identifier. If not provided, it will be omitted.

storage_system_info

dictionary

Information about the storage system. This field is an optional field.

serial

string

The serial number of the storage system.

Attributes

Attribute

Support

Description

check_mode

Support: full

Determines if the module should run in check mode.

Examples

- name: Gather snapshot facts with primary volume and mirror unit ID
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_snapshot_facts:
    connection_info:
      address: storage1.company.com
      username: "dummy_user"
      password: "dummy_password"
    spec:
      primary_volume_id: 525
      mirror_unit_id: 10

- name: Gather snapshot facts with only primary volume
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_snapshot_facts:
    connection_info:
      address: storage1.company.com
      username: "dummy_user"
      password: "dummy_password"
    spec:
      primary_volume_id: 'volume1'

- name: Gather snapshot facts without specific volume or mirror unit ID
  hitachivantara.vspone_block.vsp.hv_snapshot_facts:
    connection_info:
      address: storage1.company.com
      username: "dummy_user"
      password: "dummy_password"

Returned Facts

Facts returned by this module are added/updated in the hostvars host facts and can be referenced by name just like any other host fact. They do not need to be registered in order to use them.

Key

Description

snapshots

list / elements=dictionary

A list of snapshots gathered from the storage system.

Returned: success

can_cascade

boolean

Indicates if the snapshot can cascade.

Returned: success

Sample: true

consistency_group_id

integer

Identifier of the consistency group.

Returned: success

Sample: -1

copy_pace_track_size

string

Track size for copy pace.

Returned: success

Sample: ""

copy_rate

integer

Copy rate of the snapshot.

Returned: success

Sample: -1

is_consistency_group

boolean

Indicates if the snapshot is part of a consistency group.

Returned: success

Sample: true

mirror_unit_id

integer

Identifier of the mirror unit.

Returned: success

Sample: 3

pool_id

integer

Identifier of the pool.

Returned: success

Sample: 12

primary_hex_volume_id

string

Hexadecimal identifier of the primary volume.

Returned: success

Sample: "00:04:06"

primary_or_secondary

string

Indicates if the volume is primary or secondary.

Returned: success

Sample: "P-VOL"

primary_volume_id

integer

Identifier of the primary volume.

Returned: success

Sample: 1030

retention_period

integer

Retention period for the snapshot.

Returned: success

Sample: 60

secondary_hex_volume_id

string

Hexadecimal identifier of the secondary volume.

Returned: success

Sample: "00:04:07"

secondary_volume_id

integer

Identifier of the secondary volume.

Returned: success

Sample: 1031

snapshot_group_name

string

Name of the snapshot group.

Returned: success

Sample: "NewNameSPG"

snapshot_id

string

Identifier of the snapshot.

Returned: success

Sample: "1030,3"

status

string

Status of the snapshot.

Returned: success

Sample: "PAIR"

storage_serial_number

integer

Serial number of the storage system.

Returned: success

Sample: 810050

svol_access_mode

string

Access mode of the secondary volume.

Returned: success

Sample: ""

type

string

Type of the snapshot.

Returned: success

Sample: ""

Authors

  • Hitachi Vantara LTD (@hitachi-vantara)