vm_snapshot_clone_older.yml

---
- name: clone all snapshots older than use_date
  hosts: all
  become: false
  gather_facts: false
  connection: ansible.builtin.local
  strategy: host_pinned
  environment:  #if set here - hypercore modules will automatically use this for each remote cluster - avoiding need to specify cluster_instance for each test
    SC_HOST: "https://{{ inventory_hostname }}"
    SC_USERNAME: "{{ scale_user | default('admin') }}"
    SC_PASSWORD: "{{ scale_pass | default('admin') }}"
    SC_TIMEOUT: 600
  vars:
    # Format: 'YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss'
    # All snapshots older than this date will be deleted.
    # use_date timezone should match the Scale cluster timezone
    use_date: '2022-01-01 12:52:00'

  tasks:
  # ------------------------------------------------------
    - name: List all snapshots
      scale_computing.hypercore.vm_snapshot_info:
      register: snapshot_results

    - name: Convert date to unix timestamp 'epoch'
      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
        epoch_timestamp: "{{ (use_date | to_datetime).strftime('%s') }}"

    - name: Show epoch_timestamp
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        var: epoch_timestamp

    - name: Create filtered_snapshots list
      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
        filtered_snapshots: []

    - name: Loop through snapshots and add snapshots that are older than 'use_date'
      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
        filtered_snapshots: "{{ filtered_snapshots + [item] }}"
      when: item.timestamp < epoch_timestamp | int
      loop: "{{ snapshot_results.records }}"
      no_log: true

    - name: Show only snapshots that are older than 'use_date'
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        var: filtered_snapshots

    # We could reuse "filtered_snapshots" here instead of "snapshot_results" and avoid the "when" statement.
    # But leaving it as is for example purposes.
    # Since this is the only mandatory task of the playbook, can be copy-pasted and reused as standalone task.
    - name: Loop through list of snapshots and clone all older than the 'use_date' to vm_name+serial_number
      scale_computing.hypercore.vm_clone:
        vm_name: "{{ item.vm.name }}-{{ item.vm.snapshot_serial_number }}"
        source_vm_name: "{{ item.vm.name }}"
        source_snapshot_uuid: "{{ item.snapshot_uuid }}"
      when: item.timestamp < epoch_timestamp | int
      loop: "{{ snapshot_results.records }}"

    # - name: Create filtered_snapshots list - second time
    #   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    #     filtered_snapshots: []

    # - name: Loop through snapshots and add snapshots that are older than 'use_date' - second time
    #   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    #     filtered_snapshots: "{{ filtered_snapshots + [item] }}"
    #   when: item.timestamp < epoch_timestamp | int
    #   loop: "{{ snapshot_results.records }}"
    #   no_log: true

    # - name: Show only snapshots that are older than 'use_date' - second time
    #   ansible.builtin.debug:
    #     var: filtered_snapshots