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Infoblox Installation Guide

Connecting to the Appliance

Before you can configure the Infoblox appliance through the Infoblox GUI, you must be able to make a network 
connection to it. You must use the LAN1 port to connect to the appliance. The default network settings of the LAN1 
port are 192.168.1.2/24 with a gateway at 192.168.1.1 (the HA, MGMT, and LAN2 ports do not have default 
network settings). To change these settings to suit your network, use either the LCD or the console port. 

LCD

The Infoblox appliance has an LCD and navigation buttons on its front panel. At startup, the Infoblox logo appears 
in the LCD on the front panel of the appliance. Then the LCD scrolls repeatedly through a series of display screens.

1.

To change the network settings from the default, press one of the navigation buttons. 

The LCD immediately goes into input mode.

2.

Use the navigation buttons to enter the IP address, netmask, and gateway for the LAN1 port.

You can disable LCD input functionality. To disable the LCD, refer to the 

NIOS Administrator Guide

.

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.

Note: 

Only a properly grounded USB-to-Serial dongle is allowed to connect to the serial console port. If the dongle 

is connected to a laptop, this laptop must be grounded properly as well. Failure to do so may result in damage to 
the serial console port of the Infoblox appliance. Infoblox is not responsible for such damage.

1.

Connect a console cable from the console port of the management system to the console port of the Infoblox 
appliance. 

2.

Using a serial terminal emulation program such as Hilgraeve Hyperterminal

®

 (provided with Windows

®

 

operating systems), launch a session. The connection settings are:

Bits per second: 9600

— Stop bits: 1 

Data bits: 8

— Flow control: Xon/Xoff

Parity: None

3.

Log in using the default user name and password 

admin

 and 

infoblox

. User names and passwords are 

case-sensitive.

4.

To change the network settings from the default, enter the

 set network 

command. Then enter information 

as prompted to change the IP address, netmask, and gateway for the LAN1 port.

Infoblox >

 set network

NOTICE: All HA configuration is performed from the GUI. This interface is used only to 
configure a standalone node or to join a grid.

Enter IP address: 

LAN1 port

 

IP address

Enter netmask: [Default: 255.255.255.0]: 

netmask

Enter gateway address [Default: n.n.n.1]: 

gateway IP address

Become grid member? (y or n):

 n

After you confirm your network settings, the appliance automatically restarts.

Summary of Contents for Infoblox-1050-A

Page 1: ...in whole or in part without the prior written permission of Infoblox Inc The information in this document is subject to change without notice Infoblox Inc shall not be liable for any damages resultin...

Page 2: ...on the Infoblox appliance plus an Infoblox Warranty Support Plan and Technical Support For more information about Infoblox Warranty information refer to the Infoblox website or contact Infoblox Techn...

Page 3: ...l unparalleled by conventional solutions based on legacy technologies You can configure and manage the Infoblox 2000 A through an easy to use Infoblox GUI that works seamlessly in Windows Linux and Ma...

Page 4: ...nents are shown in Figure 2 and described in Table 1 For explanations of the Ethernet port LEDs and console and Ethernet port connector pin assignments see Ethernet Port LEDs on page 6 and Connector P...

Page 5: ...n the power supply does not have power MGMT Port A 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet port that you can use for appliance management or DNS service You can enable the MGMT port and define its use through the I...

Page 6: ...ith the appliance The RJ 45 pin assignments follow IEEE 802 3 specifications 10Base T Ethernet and 100Base T Ethernet use the same two pairs of wires The twisted pair of wires connecting to pins 1 and...

Page 7: ...3 Receive BI_DB White Orange White Green 4 not used BI_DC Blue Blue 5 not used BI_DC White Blue White Blue 6 Receive BI_DB Orange Green 7 not used BI_DD White Brown White Brown 8 not used BI_DD Brown...

Page 8: ...of the appliance Do not obstruct Power Supplies Each of the two redundant power supplies has a three prong power outlet for connecting the appliance to a standard AC Alternating Current or DC Direct C...

Page 9: ...ight Approximately 48 pounds 21 8 kg Ethernet Ports MGMT HA LAN1 LAN2 auto sensing 10Base T 100Base T 1000Base T Serial Port DB 9 9600 8n1 Xon Xoff USB Ports Two USB 2 0 compliant 1 1 LCD Panel LCD li...

Page 10: ...I 3G 12A 125 V 60 C Europe CEE7 standard VII 2 prong male plug H05VV F 6A 250 V 70 C United Kingdom LP 60L 3 prong male plug with fuse H05VV F 10A 250 V 70 C China RVV 300 500 3C X 1 00mmSQ IEC 320 C...

Page 11: ...t rack you will also need a screwdriver with a cross headed tip There are two ways to rack mount the Infoblox 2000 A Front and rear mount Mid mount Front and Rear Mount To mount the appliance to an eq...

Page 12: ...ance into the rear slide brackets that are attached to the equipment rack Figure 8 Sliding the Appliance in Rack 8 Push the appliance in to the equipment rack until the front mounting brackets touch t...

Page 13: ...on the rear panel of the appliance 2 Turn the thumbscrew locks clockwise to lock the battery tray Powering the Appliance The Infoblox appliance ships with two power supply modules PS1 and PS2 Use the...

Page 14: ...ol works properly configure the following settings at the port level for all the connecting switch ports HA LAN1 and LAN2 Spanning Tree Protocol Disable For vendor specific information search for HA i...

Page 15: ...d is functioning properly The LED appears dark to indicate the power supply is not fully seated is not turned on or has failed Before you replace a power supply make sure that the other power supply i...

Page 16: ...erspective select the appliance and click View Status Figure 13 Removing a Fan Module You can access the fan modules from the rear panel Each fan module weighs about two pounds 0 91 kg To replace a fa...

Page 17: ...network services To remove a disk drive 1 Identify and verify the failed drive through the Infoblox GUI the front panel LCD or the CLI 2 If the activity light is green or blinking green make sure tha...

Page 18: ...e applies to both powered and powered down appliances If the status of the array is degraded remove the failed or failing disk drive only Do not remove an optimally functioning drive If your acceptanc...

Page 19: ...me can vary The rebuild process takes approximately two hours on an idle appliance On very busy appliances over 90 utilization the disk rebuild process can take as long as 40 hours On a grid master se...

Page 20: ...blox GUI using a superuser account 2 From the Grid or Device perspective click hostname Edit Shutdown 3 For an HA pair choose whether to shut down one node and which one or both nodes and then click O...

Page 21: ...blox appliance Table 3 Software and Hardware Requirements for the Management System Management System Software Requirements Management System Hardware Requirements Infoblox GUI ACCESS Microsoft Intern...

Page 22: ...network settings using the Infoblox CLI Note Only a properly grounded USB to Serial dongle is allowed to connect to the serial console port If the dongle is connected to a laptop this laptop must be...

Page 23: ...n process This is normal because the NIOS appliance generates a self signed certificate when it first starts and your browser does not have a trusted CA certificate or a cached NIOS appliance server c...

Page 24: ...If you configured an HA pair use the VIP address when you make an HTTPS connection to the HA pair Settings Enter your information here Grid Name Shared Secret Host Name Grid Master s IP Address LAN1 P...

Page 25: ...the Infoblox GUI When an Infoblox appliance functions as an independent appliance you launch System Manager to access the Infoblox GUI When the appliance is in a grid you log in to the grid master and...

Page 26: ...g Perform a DNS lookup and print the results exit Exit command interpreter help Display help ping Send ICMP ECHO quit Exit command interpreter reboot Reboot device reset Reset system settings set Set...

Page 27: ...ed RAID 1 so that each disk in the logical volume is fully redundant Figure 17 RAID 10 Array Configuration Evaluating the Status of the Disk Subsystem You can monitor the disk subsystem through the In...

Page 28: ...to function properly You can have either IB Type 1 or IB Type 2 but you cannot mix both in the array When you have a mismatched disk in the array you must promptly replace the disk with a replacement...

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