The management system is the computer from which you configure and monitor the Infoblox appliance. You can access the appliance from the management system remotely across an Ethernet network or through a serial console cable. After completing the steps in Cabling the Appliance to a Network on page 22, you can make an HTTPS connection to the appliance and access the Infoblox Grid Manager using a supported Web browser. You must install and enable Javascript for the Grid Manager to function properly. Grid Manager supports only SSL version 3 and TLS version 1 connections. Infoblox recommends using the latest release of the supported versions of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome for best performance.
Alternatively, start 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. Infoblox recommends that the management system meet the following requirements to operate an Infoblox appliance.
Table 5 Hardware Requirements for the Management System
| Management System Hardware Requirements |
|---|
2 GHz (or higher) CPU with at least 1 GB of RAM available for the Infoblox GUI, and network connectivity to an Infoblox appliance
Minimum: 1280 x 768 Recommended: 1280 x 1024 or better |
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Secure Socket Shell (SSH) client that supports SSHv2 Terminal emulation program, such as minicom or Hilgraeve Hyperterminal® |
Table 6 Management System Software Requirements
OS | Browser |
|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 10® | Microsoft Internet Explorer® 11.x*, 10.x* Mozilla Firefox 39.x, 37.x, 32.x, 31.x, 25.x, 21.x, 16.x, and 10.x Google Chrome 43, 42, 41, 40, 37.x, 36.x, 30.x, 27.x, 22.x, and 16.x |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 and 8.0® | Microsoft Internet Explorer® 11.x*, 10.x* Mozilla Firefox 37.x, 32.x, 31.x, 25.x, 21.x, 16.x, and 10.x Google Chrome 41, 40, 37.x, 36.x, 30.x, 27.x, 22.x, and 16.x |
Microsoft Windows 7® | Microsoft Internet Explorer® 11.x*, 10.x*, 9.x, and 8.x Mozilla Firefox 32.x, 31.x, 25.x, 21.x, 16.x, and 10.x Google Chrome 37.x, 36.x, 30.x, 27.x, 22.x, and 16.x |
Microsoft Windows XP® (SP2+) | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x and 8.x Mozilla Firefox 32.x, 31.x, 25.x, 21.x, 16.x, and 10.x Google Chrome 37.x, 36.x, 30.x, 27.x, 22.x, and 16.x |
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 7.x | Mozilla Firefox 32.x, 31.x, 25.x, 21.x, 16.x, and 10.x Google Chrome 37.x, 36.x, 30.x, 27.x, 22.x, and 16.x |
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6.x | Mozilla Firefox 32.x, 31.x, 25.x, 21.x, 16.x, and 10.x Google Chrome 37.x, 36.x, 30.x, 27.x, 22.x, and 16.x |
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5.x | Mozilla Firefox 32.x, 31.x, 25.x, 21.x, 16.x, and 10.x Google Chrome 37.x, 36.x, 30.x, 27.x, 22.x, and 16.x |
Apple® Mac OS X 10.11.x | Safari 8.x, 7.x Mozilla Firefox 32.x, 31.x, 25.x, 21.x, 16.x, and 10.x Google Chrome 37.x, 36.x, 30.x, 27.x, 22.x, and 16.x |
Apple® Mac OS X 10.10.x | Safari 8.x, 7.x Mozilla Firefox 32.x, 31.x, 25.x, 21.x, 16.x, and 10.x Google Chrome 37.x, 36.x, 30.x, 27.x, 22.x, and 16.x |
Apple® Mac OS X 10.9.x | Safari 7.x Mozilla Firefox 32.x, 31.x, 25.x, 21.x, 16.x, and 10.x Google Chrome 37.x, 36.x, 30.x, 27.x, 22.x, and 16.x |
Apple® Mac OS X 10.8.x | Safari 6.x Mozilla Firefox 32.x, 31.x, 25.x, 21.x, 16.x, and 10.x Google Chrome 37.x, 36.x, 30.x, 27.x, 22.x, and 16.x |
Apple® Mac OS X 10.7.x | Safari 5.x Mozilla Firefox 32.x, 31.x, 25.x, 21.x, 16.x, and 10.x Google Chrome 37.x, 36.x, 30.x, 27.x, 22.x, and 16.x |
*Grid Manager fully supports Microsoft Internet Explorer® 11.x and 10.x when you enable compatibility view in the browser. Features in the Reporting tab may not function properly if you disable compatibility view. In the browser, go to Tools -> Compatibility View to enable the feature.