How to manage Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP with Ansible

This article discusses how to automate managing Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP file systems and Storage Virtual Machines (SVMs) using Ansible, a configuration management tool. It covers setting up cluster and SVM peering between source and destination FSx for ONTAP file systems using Ansible playbooks and NetApp modules.

Specifically, the article covers:

• Overview of Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP and its key components like file systems, SVMs, and volumes
• Introduction to Ansible and its terminology like tasks, plays, playbooks, modules, roles, and collections
• Step-by-step procedure to create Ansible playbooks for cluster peering and SVM peering between source and destination FSx for ONTAP file systems
• Explanation of the playbook syntax, parameters, and usage of NetApp and AWS modules in Ansible
• Conclusion highlighting the benefits of automating FSx for ONTAP management using Ansible