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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# (c) 2018, NetApp, Inc
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community'}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+module: na_ontap_node
+short_description: NetApp ONTAP Rename a node.
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - netapp.na_ontap
+version_added: '2.7'
+author: NetApp Ansible Team (ng-ansibleteam@netapp.com)
+description:
+- Rename an ONTAP node.
+options:
+  name:
+    description:
+    - The new name for the node
+    required: true
+
+  from_name:
+    description:
+    - The name of the node to be renamed.  If I(name) already exists, no action will be performed.
+    required: true
+
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = """
+- name: rename node
+  na_ontap_node:
+    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
+    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
+    from_name: laurentn-vsim1
+    name: laurentncluster-2
+"""
+
+RETURN = """
+
+"""
+import traceback
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+import ansible.module_utils.netapp as netapp_utils
+from ansible.module_utils.netapp_module import NetAppModule
+
+HAS_NETAPP_LIB = netapp_utils.has_netapp_lib()
+
+
+class NetAppOntapNode(object):
+    """
+    Rename node
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.argument_spec = netapp_utils.na_ontap_host_argument_spec()
+        self.argument_spec.update(dict(
+            name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
+            from_name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
+        ))
+
+        self.module = AnsibleModule(
+            argument_spec=self.argument_spec,
+            supports_check_mode=True
+        )
+
+        self.na_helper = NetAppModule()
+        self.parameters = self.na_helper.set_parameters(self.module.params)
+
+        if HAS_NETAPP_LIB is False:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="the python NetApp-Lib module is required")
+        else:
+            self.cluster = netapp_utils.setup_na_ontap_zapi(module=self.module)
+        return
+
+    def rename_node(self):
+        """
+        Rename an existing node
+        :return: none
+        """
+        node_obj = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement('system-node-rename')
+        node_obj.add_new_child('node', self.parameters['from_name'])
+        node_obj.add_new_child('new-name', self.parameters['name'])
+        try:
+            self.cluster.invoke_successfully(node_obj, True)
+        except netapp_utils.zapi.NaApiError as error:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg='Error creating node: %s' %
+                                  (to_native(error)),
+                                  exception=traceback.format_exc())
+
+    def get_node(self, name):
+        node_obj = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement('system-node-get')
+        node_obj.add_new_child('node', name)
+        try:
+            self.cluster.invoke_successfully(node_obj, True)
+        except netapp_utils.zapi.NaApiError as error:
+            if to_native(error.code) == "13115":
+                # 13115 (EINVALIDINPUTERROR) if the node does not exist
+                return None
+            else:
+                self.module.fail_json(msg=to_native(
+                    error), exception=traceback.format_exc())
+        return True
+
+    def apply(self):
+        # logging ems event
+        results = netapp_utils.get_cserver(self.cluster)
+        cserver = netapp_utils.setup_na_ontap_zapi(module=self.module, vserver=results)
+        netapp_utils.ems_log_event("na_ontap_node", cserver)
+
+        exists = self.get_node(self.parameters['name'])
+        from_exists = self.get_node(self.parameters['from_name'])
+        changed = False
+        if exists:
+            pass
+        else:
+            if from_exists:
+                self.rename_node()
+                changed = True
+            else:
+                self.module.fail_json(msg='Error renaming node, from_name %s does not exist' % self.parameters['from_name'])
+
+        self.module.exit_json(changed=changed)
+
+
+def main():
+    """
+    Start, Stop and Enable node services.
+    """
+    obj = NetAppOntapNode()
+    obj.apply()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()