deploy_backup.yml

---

- name: Configuring NSX Manager Backup
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  gather_facts: False
  vars_files:
     - answerfile_deploy.yml

  tasks:

  - name: Configuring NSX Manager Backup settings
    nsx_backup:
      nsxmanager_spec: "{{ nsxmanager_spec }}"
      state: present
      name: 'ftpuser'
      password: 'P@ssw0rd'
      transfer_protocol: 'SFTP'  #choices = ['FTP,'SFTP']
      ip_addr: '172.16.30.65'
      port: '21'
      backup_directory: 'backups'
      file_name_prefix: 'new-'
      pass_phrase: 'mypassphrase'
      backup_schedule:
        #- { 'frequency': 'weekly', 'dayOfWeek': 'tuesday', 'hourOfDay': '2', 'minuteOfHour': '15' }
        #- { 'frequency': 'daily', 'hourOfDay': '2', 'minuteOfHour': '15' }
        - { 'frequency': 'HOURLY', 'minuteOfHour': '15' }   
      exclude_list:      #choices =  "AUDIT_LOGS", "SYSTEM_EVENTS", "FLOW_RECORDS"
        - "AUDIT_LOGS"
        - "SYSTEM_EVENTS"
        - "FLOW_RECORDS"
    register: backup_settings

  #- debug: var=backup_settings