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purefb_snap - Manage filesystem snapshots on Pure Storage FlashBlades
New in version 2.6.
Synopsis
- Create or delete volumes and filesystem snapshots on Pure Storage FlashBlades.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.7
 - purity_fb >= 1.1
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| api_token | 
        
        FlashBlade API token for admin privilaed user.
         | 
     |
| eradicate  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Define whether to eradicate the snapshot on delete or leave in trash.
         | 
     
| fb_url | 
        
        FlashBlade management IP address or Hostname.
         | 
     |
| name  
        required
         | 
      
        
        The name of the source filesystem.
         | 
     |
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        Define whether the filesystem snapshot should exist or not.
         | 
     
| suffix | 
        
        Suffix of snapshot name.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- This module requires the 
`purity_fb`python library - You must set PUREFB_URL and PUREFB_API environment variables if fb_url and api_token arguments are not passed to the module directly
 
Examples
- name: Create snapshot foo.ansible
  purefb_snap:
    name: foo
    suffix: ansible
    fb_url: 10.10.10.2
    fb_api_token: e31060a7-21fc-e277-6240-25983c6c4592
    state: present
- name: Delete snapshot named foo.snap
  purefb_snap:
    name: foo
    suffix: snap
    fb_url: 10.10.10.2
    fb_api_token: e31060a7-21fc-e277-6240-25983c6c4592
    state: absent
- name: Recover deleted snapshot foo.ansible
  purefb_snap:
    name: foo
    suffix: ansible
    fb_url: 10.10.10.2
    fb_api_token: e31060a7-21fc-e277-6240-25983c6c4592
    state: present
- name: Eradicate snapshot named foo.snap
  purefb_snap:
    name: foo
    suffix: snap
    eradicate: true
    fb_url: 10.10.10.2
    fb_api_token: e31060a7-21fc-e277-6240-25983c6c4592
    state: absent
  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 community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Simon Dodsley (@sdodsley)
 
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