You must install valid licenses for services and features to function properly in your Infoblox Grid. Different license types that are available are discussed in this topic. You can choose to obtain licenses for the desired features and services, and install them as static, dynamic, or Grid-wide licenses, depending on your network and business requirements.
After you install your licenses, you can monitor them from Grid Manager. Licenses are listed on the Grid tab -> Licenses tab. Grid Manager also displays the number of licenses that have expired and those that are expiring within the next 30 and 90 days respectively.
NIOS licenses are valid for Trinzic 2016 appliances, both physical and virtual. A NIOS license can be permanent or have an expiration date.
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Note Grid Manager does not distinguish between subscription and temporary licenses for the functionality of features. At the expiration of temporary licenses, some of the features may stop working until you purchase an appropriate subscription license, whereas when subscription licenses expire, most features continue to work. For more information, see the table in the NIOS Licenses and License Expiry section. |
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To obtain permanent static licenses from Infoblox:
Log in to the support portal at https://support.infoblox.com using Google Chrome for best performance.
Click My Products.
An overview page that contains the list of appliance (hosts) maintenance contracts, software entitlements (assigned and unassigned), and subscriptions is displayed.For partners only: In the Select Account drop-down list, select the account for which you want to obtain licenses.
To obtain the license for a new VM:
Click Create Virtual Host.
In the Create Virtual Host dialog box, enter the virtual host hardware ID and choose the license technology as DDI (for NIOS and BloxOne) or NetMRI.
Click Save & Assign Software.
The Manage Software of Host <host name> page is displayed for the host you created.In the Software available to be assigned to Host section, enter the quantity to be assigned in the Qty to Assign field of the applicable license.
Click Assign Software to assign the licenses.
Click the Download License Keys button to download the licenses.
To obtain the license for a new physical appliance:
Click the Hosts tab.
In the search box, enter criteria to search for your appliance.
In the Manage column of your appliance, select Manage Software from the drop-down list.
The Manage Software of Host <host name> page is displayed.Assign licenses to the appliance or unassign them if not needed:
In the Software available to be assigned to Host section, enter the quantity to be assigned in the Qty to Assign field of the applicable license, and click Assign Software.
In the Software currently assigned to Host section, enter the quantity to be unassigned in the Qty to Unassign field of the applicable license, and click Unassign Software.
Click the Download License Keys button to download the licenses.
To obtain the license for an existing physical or a virtual appliance for which you are unsure of license entitlements or want to obtain a new listing of your license keys:
Click the Hosts tab.
In the search box, enter criteria to search for your appliance.
In the Manage column of your appliance, select Download License Keys from the drop-down list.
Additionally, you may assign or unassign licenses and download them from the Manage Software for Host <host name> page as explained in step 5.
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Note Each VM License Activation ID should have a Hardware ID associated with it. As you install and spin up each virtual machine, establish written records for each Hardware ID with the VM License Activation IDs in a one-to-one ratio. These value pairs are necessary should you need to contact Infoblox Technical Support. |
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To download the license information for an individual appliance, click Download License Keys that is available on the My Products tab -> Hosts tab -> drop-down list, or on the Manage Software for Host <host name> page.
To download the DDI license information for all your appliances at a time, click Download All DDI License Keys that is available on the My Products tab -> Hosts tab.
In the Download License Keys dialog that opens, complete the following steps:
Select between TXT or CSV format.
Click Download.
In the Save as dialog, choose the location where you want to save the file.
Click Save.
Managing Dynamic Licenses
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You can install the Flex Grid Activation license on a Grid Master even if IB-FLEX is not a part of the Grid, but this license is effective only for an IB-Flex member. The Infoblox License Portal allows you to acquire any number of Flex Grid Activation license keys for each individual Grid. To install a temporary license, use the set temp_license CLI command.
About the Flex Grid Activation for Managed Services License
Flex Grid Activation for Managed Services is a combination of all existing Infoblox licenses that you can implement as a NIOS Grid-wide license. If you install this license, you do not need to install each license separately. The Flex Grid Activation for Managed Services license comprises the following licenses:
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Note If you install the Flex Grid Activation for Managed Services license, you cannot install the Flex Grid Activation license and if you install the Flex Grid Activation license, you cannot install the Flex Grid Activation for Managed Services license. |
Obtaining Grid-wide Licenses
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License | Supported Features | When the License Expires |
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Advanced DNS Protection (ADP) / Threat Protection | Advanced DNS Protection / Threat protection | Existing functionality continues to work as is. You can add new custom rules and publish. You may not be able to upload new ruleset, but old rulesets remain functional. |
Software Advanced DNS Protection / Threat Protection (software add-on) | Virtual advanced DNS protection / Threat protection | |
Threat Protection Update | Receive and update threat protection rules and rule updates | |
Threat Protection and Threat Protection Update |
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Security Ecosystem | Outbound Notification | Existing functionality continues to work as is with existing and new endpoints and notifications. Integrations such as the FireEye feed stops functioning as it is dependent on RPZ. |
FireEye | FireEye | Existing functionality continues to work as is. |
DNS Cache Acceleration (DCA) | DNS Cache Acceleration | Existing functionality continues to work as is. Changes and new additions work fine. |
DNS | DNS | Existing functionality continues to work as is. Allows addition of new zones and networks. |
DNS Traffic Control (DTC) | DNS Traffic Control | Existing functionality continues to work as is. |
Threat Analytics | Threat Insight/Threat Analytics | Existing functionality continues to work as is. New RPZs may not take effect as the DNS service does not restart after license expiry. |
DHCP | DHCP | Existing functionality continues to work as is. Allows addition of new zones and networks. |
Microsoft Management (MSMGMT) |
| Synchronization between NIOS and Microsoft servers stops. Data that exists in NIOS continues to be visible in NIOS. |
*Cloud Network Automation | Cloud network automation | Existing functionality continues to work as is. To install a Cloud Network Automation license on an IB-FLEX appliance, it must be set up as a Grid Master. |
Cloud Platform | Cloud Platform | Existing functionality continues to work as is. The Cloud API is available. In Grid Manager, you can manage cloud objects from the Grid -> Grid Manager -> Cloud-API tab. |
Response Policy Zone (RPZ) | Response Policy Zone | The expired subscription license continues to operate, local RPZ feeds continue to operate. However, subscription feeds from the BloxOne Threat Defense CSP Portal stop updating. |
NIOS/vNIOS | NIOS services | Functionality continues to work as is. |
Grid |
| Functionality continues to work as is with existing members. You may not be able to add new members to the Grid. |
Query Redirection | Query Redirection/ | Functionality continues to work as is. |
Reporting | Reporting | Data will continue to be collected, but reports cannot be run on data collected during the expired period until the license is renewedFunctionality continues to work as is. |
Multi-Grid Management (MGM) | Multi-Grid Management | Functionality continues to work as is. |
Network Discovery (ND) | Network Discovery | Functionality continues to work as is. |
*To install a Cloud Network Automation license on an IB-FLEX appliance, it must be set up as a Grid Master.
Licenses that are bundled with multiple licenses:
License | Supported Features | When the License Expires |
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DNSone includes the following licenses:
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The Flex Grid Activation license includes the following licenses:
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| Functionality continues to work as is for all features except for the Grid license, where functionality works for existing members. You may not be able to add new members to the Grid. |
The Flex Grid Activation for Managed Services license installed only on Grid Master or a standalone appliance, includes the same set of licenses bundled with the Flex Grid Activation license. | Same features as the Flex Grid Activation license. |
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Note NTLMv2 is the only authentication method supported for Microsoft servers managed from Infoblox Grids. For information about managing Microsoft Windows servers from Grid Manager, see Managing Microsoft Windows Servers. |
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