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Infoblox Installation Guide
For the Infoblox-250 Appliance
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Infoblox-250 Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
System, Environmental, and Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Installing the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Powering the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Cabling the Appliance to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Accessing the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting to the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Specifying appliance Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Infoblox GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Infoblox CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Infoblox Installation Guide
For the Infoblox-250 Appliance
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Infoblox Installation Guide For the Infoblox-250 Appliance Contents Introduction ..............3 Product Overview . - Page 2 Infoblox, Inc. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Infoblox, Inc. shall not be liable for any damages resulting from technical errors or omissions which may be present in this document, or from use of this document.
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Page 3: Introduction
The Infoblox-250 supports all services of the larger Infoblox appliances (Infoblox-550, -1050, -1550, -1552 and -2000) except configuration as a grid master or grid master candidate. You can configure and manage the Infoblox-250 appliance through an easy-to-use GUI that works seamlessly in both Windows and Linux environments using standard web browsers. -
Page 4: Infoblox-250 Appliance
Introduction Infoblox-250 Appliance The Infoblox-250 appliance is a 1-U platform that you can easily mount in a standard equipment rack using the mounting brackets and bolts shipped with each device. The front panel components include communication ports and indicator lights. The back panel components include the power connector and switch, fan and air vent, and the model and serial number label. - Page 5 An LED that glows green to indicate when there is power to the device. MGMT Port The Infoblox-250 has a 10/100/1000-Mbps fast Ethernet port that you can use for device management or DNS service. You can enable the MGMT port and define its use through the GUI.
- Page 6 RJ-45-to-female DB-9 adapters that ship with the device, or a female DB-9-to-female DB-9 null modem cable. The 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.
- Page 7 Infoblox-250 Appliance Rear Panel Figure 4 shows the Infoblox-250 appliance rear panel components. Figure 4 Infoblox-250, Rear Panel Power Outlet Model and Serial Number Air Vent On/Off Switch Table 3 Rear Panel Components Component Description Model and Serial Number The model and serial number of the device.
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Page 8: System, Environmental, And Power Specifications
Introduction System, Environmental, and Power Specifications Understanding the full range of specifications for the Infoblox-250 appliance is critical for maintaining and protecting the hardware from misuse. There are three types of specifications. System specifications describe the physical characteristics of the device. Environmental specifications describe the temperature and moisture limits the device can withstand. -
Page 9: Installing The Appliance
Using the screws from the accessory kit, attach the brackets to the equipment rack. Powering the Appliance Use the power cable that ships with the Infoblox appliance to connect it to a power source. Make sure the power switch on the appliance is turned off. -
Page 10: Cabling The Appliance To A Network
To connect the appliance to the network: Connect an Ethernet cable from the LAN1 port on the Infoblox appliance to your network switch or router. If you want to connect your appliance for HA (high availability), connect the HA ports on both appliances to the same switch or router used in step 1. -
Page 11: Accessing The Appliance
10, you can make an HTTPS connection to the appliance and access the Infoblox GUI through JWS (Java Web Start) or make an SSHv2 connection and access the CLI through an SSHv2 client. You can also access the CLI by connecting a serial cable directly from the console port of a management system to the console port on the appliance, and then using a terminal emulation program. -
Page 12: Connecting To The Appliance
Console Port The Infoblox appliance has a male DB-9 console port on the front panel. You can log in to the appliance through this port and specify initial network settings using the Infoblox CLI. Connect a console cable from the console port of the management system to the console port of the Infoblox appliance. -
Page 13: Specifying Appliance Settings
Specifying Appliance Settings Specifying Appliance Settings When you make the initial HTTPS connection to the Infoblox appliance, you see the Appliance Startup Wizard, which guides you through the basic deployment of the appliance on your network. You can deploy a appliance individually or in an HA (high availability) pair for hardware redundancy. A single appliance or an HA pair without a Keystone license runs independently from a grid. - Page 14 Local date, time and time zone NTP Server IP address On the last screen of the wizard, click Finish. The Infoblox GUI application restarts. If you configured an HA pair, use the VIP address when you make an HTTPS connection to the HA pair.
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Page 15: Infoblox Gui
GUI layout. When you make an HTTPS connection to the appliance and access the Infoblox GUI through JWS, the Java installation typically associates JNLP file types with the JWS application automatically, although not in all UNIX environments. -
Page 16: Infoblox Cli
The Infoblox CLI allows you to configure and monitor the appliance using a small set of Infoblox commands. There are some tasks (such as resetting the appliance) you can only do through the CLI. You can access the Infoblox CLI through a direct console connection from your management system to the Infoblox appliance.