# na_ontap_broadcast_domain – NetApp ONTAP manage broadcast domains

New in version 2.6.

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Notes
- Examples
- Status

## Synopsis

- Modify a ONTAP broadcast domain.

## Requirements

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

- A physical or virtual clustered Data ONTAP system. The modules support Data ONTAP 9.1 and onward
- Ansible 2.6
- Python2 netapp-lib (2017.10.30) or later. Install using ‘pip install netapp-lib’
- Python3 netapp-lib (2018.11.13) or later. Install using ‘pip install netapp-lib’
- 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
--- | --- | ---
from_name - added in 2.8 |  | Specify the broadcast domain name to be split into new broadcast domain.
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

ipspace - |  | Specify the required ipspace for the broadcast domain. A domain ipspace can not be modified after the domain has been created.
mtu - |  | Specify the required mtu for the broadcast domain.
name - / required |  | Specify the broadcast domain name. aliases: broadcast_domain
ontapi integer |  | The ontap api version to use
password string / required |  | Password for the specified user. aliases: pass

ports
-

Specify the ports associated with this broadcast domain. Should be comma separated.
It represents the expected state of a list of ports at any time.
Add a port if it is specified in expected state but not in current state.
Delete a port if it is specified in current state but not in expected state.
For split action, it represents the ports to be split from current broadcast domain and added to the new broadcast domain.
if all ports are removed or split from a broadcast domain, the broadcast domain will be deleted automatically.

state
-

Choices:
- present ←
- absent

Whether the specified broadcast domain should exist or not.

use_rest
string

Choices:
- Never
- Always
- 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 / required |  | 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/. 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.

## Notes

Note

- The modules prefixed with na\_ontap are built to support the ONTAP storage platform.

## Examples

    - name: create broadcast domain
      na_ontap_broadcast_domain:
        state: present
        username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
        password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
        hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
        name: ansible_domain
        mtu: 1000
        ipspace: Default
        ports: ["khutton-vsim1:e0d-12", "khutton-vsim1:e0d-13"]
    - name: modify broadcast domain
      na_ontap_broadcast_domain:
        state: present
        username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
        password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
        hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
        name: ansible_domain
        mtu: 1100
        ipspace: Default
        ports: ["khutton-vsim1:e0d-12", "khutton-vsim1:e0d-13"]
    - name: split broadcast domain
      na_ontap_broadcast_domain:
        state: present
        username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
        password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
        hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
        from_name: ansible_domain
        name: new_ansible_domain
        mtu: 1200
        ipspace: Default
        ports: khutton-vsim1:e0d-12
    - name: delete broadcast domain
      na_ontap_broadcast_domain:
        state: absent
        username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
        password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
        hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
        name: ansible_domain
        ipspace: Default

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by an Ansible Partner. [certified]

### Authors

- NetApp Ansible Team (@carchi8py) <ng-ansibleteam@netapp.com>

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