So I have to update 62 SSDs in SG6060s, is there any kind of automation for this? An Ansible Module would be great...
Grids are running Storagegrid 11.8.0.3 and santricity 11.70.5P1 aka 08.75.01.00
#Ansible Module for Disk/SSD Updates?
opal helm
copper quarry
@opal helm, have you checked out the E-Series Drive Firmware module? It might help. I havent tried it, but under the hood it's E-Series so the SANtricity module should work. There is nothing special about E-Series in a Grid appliance, other than a few changes in the NVSRAM. The OS is the same.
The page doesn't show any documentation, but I have the collection on my Ansible box and you can read the documentation via:
ansible-doc netapp_eseries.santricity.na_santricity_drive_firmware
I'd be sure to use upgrade_drives_online = true unless you put the appliance into Maintenance Mode first.
There is a wait_for_completion option for the task. However I've seen online drive firmware upgrades take several days on Grid Nodes.
opal helm
That's a great Tip, thank you, I will have a Look at that
copper quarry
Changed the upgrade_drives_online to true in my previous message. That was my mistake. You must do an online upgrade if the node is still active in the Grid. It's so easy to get turned around in all the different parameters across all the modules. And I only work with NetApp modules mostly. I feel for people that automate across many platforms and vendors and products ... that would be a nightmare.
nova hemlock
i have just gone through a long process of upgrading many storage node disks. I chose to do this manually, maint mode,upgrade, reboot due to the length of time it takes to online upgrades. I like to automate everything I can but it just takes so long doing it online.