# na_ontap_flexcache – NetApp ONTAP FlexCache - create/delete relationship

New in version 2.8.

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

## Synopsis

- Create/Delete FlexCache volume relationships

## 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
--- | --- | ---
aggr_list - |  | List of aggregates to host target FlexCache volume.
aggr_list_multiplier - |  | Aggregate list repeat count.
auto_provision_as - |  | Use this parameter to automatically select existing aggregates for volume provisioning.Eg flexgroup Note that the fastest aggregate type with at least one aggregate on each node of the cluster will be selected.

force_offline
boolean

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

Offline FlexCache volume before deleting the FlexCache relationship.
The volume will be destroyed and data can be lost.

force_unmount
boolean

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

Unmount FlexCache volume. Delete the junction path at which the volume is mounted before deleting the FlexCache relationship.

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

junction_path - |  | Junction path of the cache volume.
ontapi integer |  | The ontap api version to use
origin_cluster - |  | Name of the origin cluster for the FlexCache. Defaults to cluster associated with target vserver if absent. Not used for creation.
origin_volume - |  | Name of the origin volume for the FlexCache. Required for creation.
origin_vserver - |  | Name of the origin vserver for the FlexCache. Required for creation.
password string / required |  | Password for the specified user. aliases: pass
size - |  | Size of cache volume.

size_unit
-

Choices:
- bytes
- b
- kb
- mb
- gb ←
- tb
- pb
- eb
- zb
- yb

The unit used to interpret the size parameter.

state
-

Choices:
- present ←
- absent

Whether the specified relationship should exist or not.

time_out - | Default: 180 | time to wait for flexcache creation or deletion in seconds if 0, the request is asynchronous default is set to 3 minutes

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.

volume - / required |  | Name of the target volume for the FlexCache.
vserver - / required |  | Name of the target vserver for the FlexCache. Note that hostname, username, password are intended for the target vserver.

## Notes

Note

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

## Examples

    - name: Create FlexCache
      na_ontap_FlexCache:
        state: present
        origin_volume: test_src
        volume: test_dest
        origin_vserver: ansible_src
        vserver: ansible_dest
        hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
        password: "{{ netapp_password }}"

    - name: Delete FlexCache
      na_ontap_FlexCache:
        state: absent
        volume: test_dest
        vserver: ansible_dest
        hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
        password: "{{ netapp_password }}"

## 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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