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# na_ontap_quotas – NetApp ONTAP Quotas

New in version 2.8.

- Synopsis

- Requirements

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Status

## Synopsis

- Set/Modify/Delete quota on ONTAP

## 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
--- | --- | ---
disk_limit string | Default: "-" | The amount of disk space that is reserved for the target.
file_limit string | Default: "-" | The number of files that the target can have.
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
ontapi integer |  | The ontap api version to use
password string / required |  | Password for the specified user. aliases: pass
policy string |  | Name of the quota policy from which the quota rule should be obtained.
qtree string | Default: "" | Name of the qtree for the quota. For user or group rules, it can be the qtree name or "" if no qtree. For tree type rules, this field must be "".
quota_target string / required |  | The quota target of the type specified.
set_quota_status boolean | Choices: no yes | Whether the specified volume should have quota status on or off.
state string | Choices: present ← absent | Whether the specified quota should exist or not.
threshold string | Default: "-" | The amount of disk space the target would have to exceed before a message is logged.
type string / required | Choices: user group tree | The type of quota rule
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 string / required |  | The name of the volume that the quota resides on.
vserver string / required |  | Name of the vserver to use.

## Notes

Note

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

## Examples

    - name: Add/Set quota
      na_ontap_quotas:
        state: present
        vserver: ansible
        volume: ansible
        quota_target: /vol/ansible
        type: user
        policy: ansible
        file_limit: 2
        disk_limit: 3
        set_quota_status: True
        hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
        password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
    - name: modify quota
      na_ontap_quotas:
        state: present
        vserver: ansible
        volume: ansible
        quota_target: /vol/ansible
        type: user
        policy: ansible
        file_limit: 2
        disk_limit: 3
        threshold: 3
        set_quota_status: False
        hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
        password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
    - name: Delete quota
      na_ontap_quotas:
        state: absent
        vserver: ansible
        volume: ansible
        quota_target: /vol/ansible
        type: user
        policy: ansible
        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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