This post demonstrates automating the NetApp ONTAP upgrade process using Ansible for efficient management of numerous clusters. It outlines a playbook that includes pre- and post-upgrade tasks to display ONTAP versions and executes the software update, with the option to only download images. The complete code and a GitHub link are provided.
This post explains using Ansible and REST to report on server certificates across NetApp ONTAP clusters. It details gathering certificate data, transforming it to CSV, and emailing the report. Ansible tasks include extracting specific certificate fields, organizing them into a CSV file, and distributing the report via email using a Jenkins-scheduled playbook. The process serves to manage and renew certificates effectively.
A beginner's guide to setting up Ansible on a MacBook involves installing Docker Desktop, creating a Dockerfile to specify container contents, including Linux, Ansible, and Python packages, and building the docker image "ansible". Subsequent steps include running and using the container interactively to interact with Ansible playbooks.
