Configuration Management & Automation
NetApp ONTAP and Element Ansible modules are supported via our Slack channel. REST API help is also available via our Slack channel. Get started automating on NetApp now.NetApp is proud to be a Red Hat Certified Supported Module Vendor. NetApp modules are available in our collections at https://galaxy.ansible.com/netapp. ONTAP and Element are supported modules via our Slack channel. E-Series and StorageGrid modules are provided as well at best effort. For instructions on how to get started using Ansible with NetApp see the four part series: Getting Started with NetApp and Ansible. See all Ansible Posts.
NetApp provides a rich, industry-standard REST API that lets customers automate their ONTAP storage management to ease day-to-day operations. We also provide a Python Client Library to help our end-users simplify and accelerate the development of their applications. REST APIs sample scripts are posted here. See all ONTAP REST APIs posts.
ONTAPI to REST Mapping
One of the top requirements for today’s IT industry is automation with industry-standard techniques. NetApp is one of the first companies to create its own proprietary APIs (called Zephyr APIs or ONTAPI). NetApp created client libraries so that users could consume...
Advanced Topic: Information gathering and dynamic use with na_ontap_info
Configure StorageGRID Ansible project on AWX
Ansible is a simple yet powerful IT automation engine that helps users automates day-to-day repetitive tasks. Adding Ansible Towers or AWX to this powerful engine will give users role-based access to perform tasks and leverage other features like scheduling, creating...
Instant App-Consistent Snapshots on Azure NetApp Files
Moving demanding enterprise applications to the cloud often exposes you to highly complex challenges. Whether you're dealing with performance and latency limitations or developing your own tools to protect critical data, there are serious issues to struggle with. Do...
Fast Tip: Showcasing Certificate Authentication from Ansible Tower
This previous post showed how to setup and use SSL certificates for authentication instead of a username/password combination. The post mentioned that this can be used with Tower as well. This new post will show the minor updates to a Projects repository that are...
Automating StorageGRID Operations with Ansible
The first release of the Ansible Modules for StorageGRID is centered around automation and orchestration of Day-1 and Day-2 operations. If you’ve been following the many Ansible blog posts here at netapp.io, you will already be familiar with how Ansible makes it easy...