Pace

Storage automation, in three different styles

Website · Choosing an approach · Contributing · Troubleshooting

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Pace is an open-source library of ready-to-run NetApp ONTAP automation examples, implemented three ways — side by side — so you can pick the style your team already uses.

Style	Tool	In a sentence
Imperative scripts	Python	You write each step yourself.
Declarative playbooks	Ansible	You describe the outcome.
Stateful blueprints	Terraform	The tool tracks every change.

Same task, same outcome — different trade-offs in readability, idempotency, and lifecycle management.

Visit netapp.github.io/pace for the full guided tour, live code examples, and side-by-side comparisons.

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Quick start

Pick a style and run the matching block. All examples use placeholder host names and credentials — swap them for your own before running.

Imperative scripts — Python

cd python
pip install -r requirements.txt
export ONTAP_HOST=10.0.0.1 ONTAP_USER=admin ONTAP_PASS=changeme
python cluster_info.py

Declarative playbooks — Ansible

cd ansible
ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yml
cp group_vars/ontap.yml.example group_vars/ontap.yml   # edit with your details
ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts.yml cluster_info.yml

Stateful blueprints — Terraform

cd terraform/cluster-info
cp terraform.tfvars.example terraform.tfvars          # edit with your details
terraform init && terraform apply

Each style directory has its own README with full setup steps, options, and example output.

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Prerequisites

• ONTAP cluster reachable over HTTPS (9.8+ recommended)
• Admin credentials, or a user with appropriate RBAC permissions
• Network access to the cluster management LIF

Credentials are never hardcoded. Each style uses its native secret mechanism — environment variables, Ansible Vault, or Terraform sensitive variables.

SSL verification is disabled by default for self-signed certificates

Style	Enable verification
Python	export ONTAP_VERIFY_SSL=true
Ansible	ontap_validate_certs: true in group_vars/ontap.yml
Terraform	validate_certs = true in terraform.tfvars

Once CA-signed certificates are in place, we recommend turning it on.

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Documentation

Link	What's inside
Project website	Guided tour, prompts, full contribution guide
Choosing an approach	Decision guide and feature matrix
ONTAP API patterns	REST conventions, auth, async jobs
Troubleshooting	Common errors and fixes
Testing	What to run and capture in the PR Test Report
Contributing	Fork, branch, run checks, open a PR

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License

Apache-2.0 © NetApp

_{→ Explore the full project at netapp.github.io/pace}