ONTAP System Manager – API Log, API Reference and Ansible Playbooks

 ONTAP version 9.15.1

“ONTAP’s System Manager is built upon REST API calls. With each page load or action, System Manager is making a series of ONTAP REST API calls to gather information to populate the user interface or perform the task requested by the user.”

In the top right corner, if you click the bracket icon, you will see links to API Log, Ansible Playbooks and API Reference.

 

The API Log will update in real time (many of these calls are being made by ONTAP System Manager itself).

The API Reference link will take you to the ONTAP REST API online documentation (the redacted bit is the cluster FQDN) which uses Swagger:

 

Useful link above:

ONTAP Automation (netapp.com)

The Ansible playbooks link reveals:


A ‘Getting started’ link to:

Getting Started with NetApp and Ansible: Install Ansible

 

Ansible playbook guide link to:

Netapp.Ontap — Ansible Community Documentation

 

And some sample Ansible playbooks to download – volumeAdd, volumeEdit, lunAdd, lunEdit.

 

“The online documentation describes all of the API endpoints and resources provided by the ONTAP REST API, so it is an essential reference for any automation development that leverages the API.”

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