Infoblox frequently releases updated NIOS software. Contact Infoblox Technical Support to learn which file name to use when downloading a new upgrade file, or watch your email for periodic notifications that a new software upgrade is available. To get the latest upgrade, your local network must be capable of downloading a file from the Internet.
After you download and store the new upgrade file on your local network, complete the following tasks to upgrade an Infoblox independent appliance or a Grid.
Upload the new software to the Grid Master, as described in Uploading NIOS Software below.
Distribute the software upgrade files, as described in Distributing Software Upgrade Files below.
Optionally, test the upgrade, as described in Testing Software Upgrades below.
Perform the software upgrade, as described in Performing Software Upgrades below.
Before upgrading, Infoblox recommends that all members in the Grid be connected to the network and operating normally. If one or more members are offline when you upgrade the Grid, they automatically receive the distributed software and upgrade when they join the Grid or come back online.
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Caution Do not attempt to add or remove a member, or convert an HA pair to single members or vice versa during a distribution or upgrade. |
When you upgrade from NIOS, you can start, stop, or restart DNS and DHCP services, or only the DHCP service on a member that has not been upgraded. When you start, stop, or restart other services, such as reporting or file distribution, the operation is put in queue for execution until after the targeted member has been upgradedNIOS 8.6.5 is intended for a small set of customers who require the special features (MGM, FIPS/CC) specific to this version. Infoblox recommends that most customers upgrade directly to NIOS 9.x instead of NIOS 8.6.5.
There is no direct upgrade path from NIOS 8.6.5 to NIOS 9.x until the release of NIOS 9.0.7 (expected to release mid-2025). Customers should remain on their existing NIOS 8.6.x versions and plan to upgrade directly to NIOS 9.x before April 30, 2025, to ensure continuous support. Infoblox recommends that most customers upgrade directly to NIOS 9.x and do not upgrade to NIOS 8.6.5.
Infoblox frequently releases updated NIOS software. Contact Infoblox Technical Support to learn which file name to use when downloading a new upgrade file, or watch your email for periodic notifications that a new software upgrade is available. To get the latest upgrade, your local network must be capable of downloading a file from the Internet.
After you download and store the new upgrade file on your local network, complete the following tasks to upgrade an Infoblox independent appliance or a Grid.
Upload the new software to the Grid Master, as described in Uploading NIOS Software below.
Distribute the software upgrade files, as described in Distributing Software Upgrade Files below.
Optionally, test the upgrade, as described in Testing Software Upgrades below.
Perform the software upgrade, as described in Performing Software Upgrades below.
Before upgrading, Infoblox recommends that all members in the Grid be connected to the network and operating normally. If one or more members are offline when you upgrade the Grid, they automatically receive the distributed software and upgrade when they join the Grid or come back online.
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Caution Do not attempt to add or remove a member, or convert an HA pair to single members or vice versa during a distribution or upgrade. |
When you upgrade from NIOS, you can start, stop, or restart DNS and DHCP services, or only the DHCP service on a member that has not been upgraded. When you start, stop, or restart other services, such as reporting or file distribution, the operation is put in queue for execution until after the targeted member has been upgraded.
Upgrade Guidelines in FIPS mode
On a FIPS-enabled mode, during a fresh installation or after an upgrade, you are now prompted to change the password for the default ‘admin’ user (only for the first login) even if it was changed in the previous versions.
However, if FIPS mode is not enabled during the upgrade, consider the following if you wish to enable FIPS mode post upgrade:
If you change the password for the username - admin before enabling FIPS mode, no further password change is needed after enabling FIPS mode.
If you do not change the password for the username - admin before enabling FIPS mode, you will need to change the password after enabling FIPS mode.
On a FIPS-enabled mode, during a staged upgrade, after the Grid Master is upgraded, the changed password for the 'admin' user will not propagate to the members that are waiting to upgrade until those members are upgraded.
If FIPS is enabled on a Grid, upon an upgrade, Grid communication is not automatically in the FIPS-compliant mode. Run the
set distributed_grid_comm_modeCLI command to get the Grid communication in the compliant mode. A banner is displayed in Grid Manager until NIOS transitions into the FIPS/CC compliant mode. For more information about the command, see set distributed_grid_comm_mode.
Uploading NIOS Software
After you download the NIOS software upgrade to your management station, upload it to the Grid Master, as follows:
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Once a member is upgraded, the appliance starts counting down and displays the time that is left for you to revert this member. You can revert the member before the revert time window expires. The default time window to revert a member is 24 hours. You can view the time that is left to revert the member in the Member List view, as described in Grid and Member Status below. You can also use the CLI commands set default_revert_window to configure the default revert time window for the Grid. For information about this command, refer to the Infoblox CLI Guide. Once a member exits the revert time window, you must revert the entire Grid in order to revert the member.
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