diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/storage/netapp/na_ontap_security_key_manager.py b/lib/ansible/modules/storage/netapp/na_ontap_security_key_manager.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# (c) 2019, 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_security_key_manager
+
+short_description: NetApp ONTAP security key manager.
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - netapp.na_ontap
+version_added: '2.8'
+author: NetApp Ansible Team (@carchi8py) <ng-ansibleteam@netapp.com>
+
+description:
+- Add or delete or setup key management on NetApp ONTAP.
+
+options:
+
+  state:
+    description:
+    - Whether the specified key manager should exist or not.
+    choices: ['present', 'absent']
+    default: 'present'
+
+  ip_address:
+    description:
+    - The IP address of the key management server.
+    required: true
+
+  tcp_port:
+    description:
+    - The TCP port on which the key management server listens for incoming connections.
+    default: 5696
+
+  node:
+    description:
+    - The node which key management server runs on.
+
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = """
+
+    - name: Delete Key Manager
+      tags:
+      - delete
+      na_ontap_security_key_manager:
+        state: absent
+        node: swenjun-vsim1
+        hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
+        username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
+        password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
+        https: False
+        ip_address: 0.0.0.0
+
+    - name: Add Key Manager
+      tags:
+      - add
+      na_ontap_security_key_manager:
+        state: present
+        node: swenjun-vsim1
+        hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
+        username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
+        password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
+        https: False
+        ip_address: 0.0.0.0
+
+"""
+
+RETURN = """
+"""
+
+import traceback
+import ansible.module_utils.netapp as netapp_utils
+from ansible.module_utils.netapp_module import NetAppModule
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+
+HAS_NETAPP_LIB = netapp_utils.has_netapp_lib()
+
+
+class NetAppOntapSecurityKeyManager(object):
+    '''class with key manager operations'''
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        '''Initialize module parameters'''
+        self.argument_spec = netapp_utils.na_ontap_host_argument_spec()
+        self.argument_spec.update(
+            state=dict(required=False, choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
+            ip_address=dict(required=True, type='str'),
+            node=dict(required=False, type='str'),
+            tcp_port=dict(required=False, type='int', default=5696)
+        )
+        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)
+
+    def get_key_manager(self):
+        """
+        get key manager by ip address.
+        :return: a dict of key manager
+        """
+        key_manager_info = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement('security-key-manager-get-iter')
+        query_details = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement.create_node_with_children(
+            'key-manager-info', **{'key-manager-ip-address': self.parameters['ip_address']})
+        query = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement('query')
+        query.add_child_elem(query_details)
+        key_manager_info.add_child_elem(query)
+
+        try:
+            result = self.cluster.invoke_successfully(key_manager_info, enable_tunneling=False)
+        except netapp_utils.zapi.NaApiError as error:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg='Error fetching key manager %s : %s'
+                                  % (self.parameters['node'], to_native(error)),
+                                  exception=traceback.format_exc())
+
+        return_value = None
+        if result.get_child_by_name('num-records') and int(result.get_child_content('num-records')) > 0:
+            key_manager = result.get_child_by_name('attributes-list').get_child_by_name('key-manager-info')
+            return_value = {}
+            if key_manager.get_child_by_name('key-manager-ip-address'):
+                return_value['ip_address'] = key_manager.get_child_content('key-manager-ip-address')
+            if key_manager.get_child_by_name('key-manager-server-status'):
+                return_value['server_status'] = key_manager.get_child_content('key-manager-server-status')
+            if key_manager.get_child_by_name('key-manager-tcp-port'):
+                return_value['tcp_port'] = key_manager.get_child_content('key-manager-tcp-port')
+            if key_manager.get_child_by_name('node-name'):
+                return_value['node'] = key_manager.get_child_content('node-name')
+
+        return return_value
+
+    def key_manager_setup(self):
+        """
+        set up external key manager.
+        """
+        key_manager_setup = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement('security-key-manager-setup')
+        # if specify on-boarding passphrase, it is on-boarding key management.
+        # it not, then it's external key management.
+        try:
+            self.cluster.invoke_successfully(key_manager_setup, True)
+        except netapp_utils.zapi.NaApiError as error:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg='Error setting up key manager %s : %s'
+                                  % (self.parameters['node'], to_native(error)),
+                                  exception=traceback.format_exc())
+
+    def create_key_manager(self):
+        """
+        add key manager.
+        """
+        key_manager_create = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement('security-key-manager-add')
+        key_manager_create.add_new_child('key-manager-ip-address', self.parameters['ip_address'])
+        if self.parameters.get('tcp_port'):
+            key_manager_create.add_new_child('key-manager-tcp-port', str(self.parameters['tcp_port']))
+        try:
+            self.cluster.invoke_successfully(key_manager_create, True)
+        except netapp_utils.zapi.NaApiError as error:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg='Error creating key manager %s : %s'
+                                  % (self.parameters['node'], to_native(error)),
+                                  exception=traceback.format_exc())
+
+    def delete_key_manager(self):
+        """
+        delete key manager.
+        """
+        key_manager_delete = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement('security-key-manager-delete')
+        key_manager_delete.add_new_child('key-manager-ip-address', self.parameters['ip_address'])
+        try:
+            self.cluster.invoke_successfully(key_manager_delete, True)
+        except netapp_utils.zapi.NaApiError as error:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg='Error deleting key manager %s : %s'
+                                  % (self.parameters['node'], to_native(error)),
+                                  exception=traceback.format_exc())
+
+    def apply(self):
+        self.asup_log_for_cserver("na_ontap_security_key_manager")
+        self.key_manager_setup()
+        current = self.get_key_manager()
+        cd_action = None
+        cd_action = self.na_helper.get_cd_action(current, self.parameters)
+        if self.na_helper.changed:
+            if self.module.check_mode:
+                pass
+            else:
+                if cd_action == 'create':
+                    self.create_key_manager()
+                elif cd_action == 'delete':
+                    self.delete_key_manager()
+        self.module.exit_json(changed=self.na_helper.changed)
+
+    def asup_log_for_cserver(self, event_name):
+        """
+        Fetch admin vserver for the given cluster
+        Create and Autosupport log event with the given module name
+        :param event_name: Name of the event log
+        :return: None
+        """
+        results = netapp_utils.get_cserver(self.cluster)
+        cserver = netapp_utils.setup_na_ontap_zapi(module=self.module, vserver=results)
+        netapp_utils.ems_log_event(event_name, cserver)
+
+
+def main():
+    '''Apply volume operations from playbook'''
+    obj = NetAppOntapSecurityKeyManager()
+    obj.apply()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/units/modules/storage/netapp/test_na_ontap_security_key_manager.py b/test/units/modules/storage/netapp/test_na_ontap_security_key_manager.py
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+# (c) 2019, NetApp, Inc
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+''' unit test template for ONTAP Ansible module '''
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+import json
+import pytest
+
+from units.compat import unittest
+from units.compat.mock import patch, Mock
+from ansible.module_utils import basic
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes
+import ansible.module_utils.netapp as netapp_utils
+
+from ansible.modules.storage.netapp.na_ontap_security_key_manager \
+    import NetAppOntapSecurityKeyManager as key_manager_module  # module under test
+
+if not netapp_utils.has_netapp_lib():
+    pytestmark = pytest.mark.skip('skipping as missing required netapp_lib')
+
+
+def set_module_args(args):
+    """prepare arguments so that they will be picked up during module creation"""
+    args = json.dumps({'ANSIBLE_MODULE_ARGS': args})
+    basic._ANSIBLE_ARGS = to_bytes(args)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+
+
+class AnsibleExitJson(Exception):
+    """Exception class to be raised by module.exit_json and caught by the test case"""
+    pass
+
+
+class AnsibleFailJson(Exception):
+    """Exception class to be raised by module.fail_json and caught by the test case"""
+    pass
+
+
+def exit_json(*args, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    """function to patch over exit_json; package return data into an exception"""
+    if 'changed' not in kwargs:
+        kwargs['changed'] = False
+    raise AnsibleExitJson(kwargs)
+
+
+def fail_json(*args, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    """function to patch over fail_json; package return data into an exception"""
+    kwargs['failed'] = True
+    raise AnsibleFailJson(kwargs)
+
+
+class MockONTAPConnection(object):
+    ''' mock server connection to ONTAP host '''
+
+    def __init__(self, kind=None, data=None):
+        ''' save arguments '''
+        self.type = kind
+        self.data = data
+        self.xml_in = None
+        self.xml_out = None
+
+    def invoke_successfully(self, xml, enable_tunneling):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        ''' mock invoke_successfully returning xml data '''
+        self.xml_in = xml
+        if self.type == 'key_manager':
+            xml = self.build_port_info(self.data)
+        self.xml_out = xml
+        return xml
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def build_port_info(key_manager_details):
+        ''' build xml data for-key-manager-info '''
+        xml = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement('xml')
+        attributes = {
+            'num-records': 1,
+            'attributes-list': {
+                'key-manager-info': {
+                    'key-manager-ip-address': '0.0.0.0',
+                    'key-manager-server-status': 'available',
+                    'key-manager-tcp-port': '5696',
+                    'node-name': 'test_node'
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        xml.translate_struct(attributes)
+        return xml
+
+
+class TestMyModule(unittest.TestCase):
+    ''' a group of related Unit Tests '''
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.mock_module_helper = patch.multiple(basic.AnsibleModule,
+                                                 exit_json=exit_json,
+                                                 fail_json=fail_json)
+        self.mock_module_helper.start()
+        self.addCleanup(self.mock_module_helper.stop)
+        self.mock_key_manager = {
+            'node_name': 'test_node',
+            'tcp_port': 5696,
+            'ip_address': '0.0.0.0',
+            'server_status': 'available'
+        }
+
+    def mock_args(self):
+        return {
+            'node': self.mock_key_manager['node_name'],
+            'tcp_port': self.mock_key_manager['tcp_port'],
+            'ip_address': self.mock_key_manager['ip_address'],
+            'hostname': 'test',
+            'username': 'test_user',
+            'password': 'test_pass!',
+            'https': 'False'
+        }
+
+    def get_key_manager_mock_object(self, kind=None):
+        """
+        Helper method to return an na_ontap_security_key_manager object
+        :param kind: passes this param to MockONTAPConnection()
+        :return: na_ontap_security_key_manager object
+        """
+        obj = key_manager_module()
+        obj.asup_log_for_cserver = Mock(return_value=None)
+        obj.cluster = Mock()
+        obj.cluster.invoke_successfully = Mock()
+        if kind is None:
+            obj.cluster = MockONTAPConnection()
+        else:
+            obj.cluster = MockONTAPConnection(kind=kind, data=self.mock_key_manager)
+        return obj
+
+    def test_module_fail_when_required_args_missing(self):
+        ''' required arguments are reported as errors '''
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson) as exc:
+            set_module_args({})
+            key_manager_module()
+        print('Info: %s' % exc.value.args[0]['msg'])
+
+    def test_get_nonexistent_key_manager(self):
+        ''' Test if get_key_manager() returns None for non-existent key manager '''
+        set_module_args(self.mock_args())
+        result = self.get_key_manager_mock_object().get_key_manager()
+        assert result is None
+
+    def test_get_existing_key_manager(self):
+        ''' Test if get_key_manager() returns details for existing key manager '''
+        set_module_args(self.mock_args())
+        result = self.get_key_manager_mock_object('key_manager').get_key_manager()
+        assert result['ip_address'] == self.mock_key_manager['ip_address']
+
+    @patch('ansible.modules.storage.netapp.na_ontap_security_key_manager.NetAppOntapSecurityKeyManager.get_key_manager')
+    def test_successfully_add_key_manager(self, get_key_manager):
+        ''' Test successfully add key manager'''
+        data = self.mock_args()
+        data['state'] = 'present'
+        set_module_args(data)
+        get_key_manager.side_effect = [
+            None
+        ]
+        obj = self.get_key_manager_mock_object('key_manager')
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as exc:
+            obj.apply()
+        assert exc.value.args[0]['changed']
+
+    def test_successfully_delete_key_manager(self):
+        ''' Test successfully delete key manager'''
+        data = self.mock_args()
+        data['state'] = 'absent'
+        set_module_args(data)
+        obj = self.get_key_manager_mock_object('key_manager')
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as exc:
+            obj.apply()
+        assert exc.value.args[0]['changed']