Ansible machine to Netapp Ontap basic connectivity via Username password or either via Publickey.

Redni — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:56:07 GMT

Hi all,

Main objective is to capture the old SVM configuration to the new svm's

(any help would be appreciated, currently I am facing issue in basic connectivity from redhat linux system to my netapp Ontap machine.)

Have setup new ansible server(controller server) to work with netapp ontap system.
I am able to reach the netapp normally from the server via ssh, but when I am running the playbook on my ansible machine the ontap is not reachable. It's going till login prompt then it's unreachable.

PLAYBOOK: svm_connectivity_check_basic.yml *******************************************************************************************************************************************************
1 plays in svm_connectivity_check_basic.yml

PLAY [netapp_hosts] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [Gathering Facts] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/admin/yaml_playbooks/project_svm_config_copy/svm_connectivity_check_basic.yml:2
<X.X.X.X> ESTABLISH SSH CONNECTION FOR USER: None
<X.X.X.X> SSH: EXEC ssh -C -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o KbdInteractiveAuthentication=no -o PreferredAuthentications=gssapi-with-mic,gssapi-keyex,hostbased,publickey -o PasswordAuthentication=no -o ConnectTimeout=10 -o 'ControlPath="/home/admin/.ansible/cp/cd3deb7393"' 10.136.X .X '/bin/sh -c '"'"'echo ~ && sleep 0'"'"''
<X.X.X.X> (255, b'\r\r\nLast login time: 10/30/2022 18:59:06\r\r\n\x07\r\nError: "/bin/sh" is not a recognized command\r\n\r\n', b'')
fatal: [vm1.abb.global]: UNREACHABLE! => {
"changed": false,
"msg": "Failed to connect to the host via ssh: ",
"unreachable": true
}

PLAY RECAP ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
vm1.abb.global : ok=0 changed=0 unreachable=1 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0

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More information on the above query

I am using the module in my playbook as follows and trying to connect via username and password as in error says, " can not connect via ssh " :-

---
- hosts: netapp_hosts
tasks:
- name: netapp machine login
netapp.ontap.na_ontap_ssh_command:
hostname: "{{ vm1.abb.global }}"
username: "{{ Nuser }}"
password: "{{ ******** }}"
command: ['version']

Regards

Singh

Re: Ansible machine to Netapp Ontap basic connectivity via Username password or either via Publickey

Redni — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 02:48:47 GMT

Just so you know on above I am able to access the NetApp machine if i directly try to access like this
"ssh user@server_name", but having issues only when I try to access it while using any ansible module in my playbook.

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