Introduction to the Infoblox 800 Series This Guide provides an overview of the Infoblox 800 Series of network service appliances, including the Trinzic TE-810 and Trinzic TE-820, the Trinzic Reporting TR-800, and the Network Insight ND-800. This Guide describes the unique features for each appliance model, and the hardware elements, installation and deployment information common to all models in the Infoblox 800 Series.
Infoblox 800 Series Hardware Components The Infoblox 800 Series are 1-U platforms that are installed in a standard equipment rack. For information, see Infoblox 800 Series Rack Mountin g Procedures . Front panel components include communication ports and indicator lights. Back panel components include the air vent, power connector, on/off switch, and fans.
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RJ-45 rollover cable and two female RJ-45-to-female DB-9 adapters, or a female DB-9-to-female DB-9 null modem cable. RJ-45 pin assignments follow IEEE 802.3 specifications. All Infoblox Ethernet ports are auto-sensing and automatically adjust to standard straight-through and cross-over Ethernet cables.
Maximum Peak Power: 450W at -48V DC input Installing the Infoblox 800 Series Appliance Refer to the sections below to rack mount Infoblox 800 Series appliances, connect them to a power source, and cable it to a network. Before proceeding, review the Infoblox Safety Guide and follow the necessary precautions.
Infoblox 800 Series Rack Mounting Procedures The Infoblox 800 Series appliances mount into a standard 19" (48 cm) equipment rack. The appliances ship with accessory kits that contain the following: a pair of rack slide brackets and chassis slide rails, a pair of rack ears, eight (8) 10-32 screws, and eight (8) 8-32 screws. To mount the appliances to an equipment rack, you also need a #2 screwdriver with a cross-headed tip.
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Adjustable Rail Four-Post Rack Mount Infoblox provides an adjustable four-post rail kit with 600mm to 900mm depth adjustment, designed to allow one person to perform physical installation of the rack kit and the appliance. This kit is provided as a field-replaceable unit; for information, see the section...
Appliance–Network Connectivity By default, an Infoblox appliance automatically negotiates the optimal connection speed and transmission type (full or half duplex) on the physical links between its LAN1, LAN2, HA, and MGMT ports and the Ethernet ports on a connecting switch.
For management system requirements and access instructions, see Accessing the Infoblox 800 Series Appliance Field Replaceable Units The Infoblox 800 Series supports a limited set of field-replaceable units, consisting of the rack mounting slider kits that are originally supplied with the appliance. Table 3 provides part numbers and model compatibility.
Auto Provisioning NIOS Appliances In addition to using the Grid Setup Wizard or accessing the Join Grid dialog box to join appliances to a Grid, you can set up an Infoblox appliance using the auto provision feature, which allows a DHCP server to automatically assign an IP address to the appliance. You can then join the auto-provisioned appliance to a Grid.
You can deploy an appliance individually or in an HA (high availability) pair, for hardware redundancy. A single appliance or an HA pair without a Grid license runs independently from a Grid. A Grid is a group of two or more Infoblox appliances that share sections of a common, distributed, built-in database and which you configure and monitor through a single, secure point of access—the Grid master.
Infoblox NIOS CLI The NIOS CLI allows you to configure and monitor the appliance using a small set of Infoblox commands. Some tasks, such as resetting the appliance, can be done only through the CLI. You can access the NIOS CLI through a direct console connection from your management system to the Infoblox appliance.