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vDiscovery can be performed only on VNets in Azure public cloud and Azure Government. Other Azure environments (see below) may not be supported.

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Infoblox vDiscovery supports the resource manager model in the Azure Portal. However, you must first register the new vDiscovery application with Azure Active Directory Microsoft Entra ID through the Azure classic portal.

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  1. Configure DNS resolver in NIOS, as described in the Configuring DNS Resolver section.
  2. Register an application with the Azure Active Directory the Microsoft Entra ID through the Azure classic portal, as described in Integrating vDiscovery with Azure Active Directoryin Integrating vDiscovery with Microsoft Entra ID.
  3. Add the new application as a user through the Azure resource manager portal, as described in Adding vDiscovery Application as a New User.
  4. Perform vDiscovery for service instances and subnets in selected VNets. For detailed information, refer to Configuring vDiscovery Jobs in the Infoblox NIOS Documentation.

    When configuring the endpoint for the vDiscovery job, ensure that you select the following:

    • Server Type: Select Azure.
    • Client ID: Use the CLIENT ID you obtained for the application you created in Azure.
    • Client Secret: Enter the key value of the application to authenticate the user account.
    • Service Endpoint: Use the token endpoint URL you selected for the new application.
  5. After performing a vDiscovery job on your VNets, you can view and manage discovered data in NIOS. For detailed information, refer to the Infoblox NIOS Documentation. You can also create DNS records for discovered IP addresses. For information, see Creating DNS Records for Discovered IP Addresses.

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Configuring DNS Resolver

To perform vDiscovery for all resources in your Microsoft VNets, you must enable DNS resolvers in NIOS. To configure DNS resolver for the Grid, complete the following steps in the NIOS GUI, Grid Manager:

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